The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Match24 Feb 2027
The cup run ends for Universitario Popayan
0‑5 against Junior, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
The terraces1 Mar 2027
Universitario Popayan are taken apart by Junior — and the town wants answers
It finished 0-5. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Universitario Popayan
James Zapata was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom1 Mar 2027
The numbers do not look good at Universitario Popayan
Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.
Player ratings1 Mar 2027
Nobody could get near Hector Giraldo
Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match27 Feb 2027
A bad afternoon for Universitario Popayan against Valledupar
0‑1 to Valledupar, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Brian Restrepo is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Boardroom1 Mar 2027
Inquest at Universitario Popayan
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Sergio Sanchez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Sergio Sanchez commits to Universitario Popayan for another 3 years.
In brief
- Loan watch Juan Rangel counts the days
- Squad A long afternoon for Mateus Mendes
- Market The shop window has Wilmar Santos in it