The Valledupar Post
Match12 Aug 2026
The small margins put Valledupar out
Out, 0‑3 to Atletico Nacional, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Valledupar are taken apart by Atletico Nacional — and the town wants answers
It finished 0-3. 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Mateo Zapata
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Valledupar
Mateo 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Sebastian Montero gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
The game went through Magrão — 6.75
Marked 6.75 on 9 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Valledupar dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Luis Castillo signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Luis Castillo commits to Valledupar for another 3 years.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Cristian Mejia left out for tactical reasons at Valledupar
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- Market Valledupar put Javier Uribe up for sale
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Alfredo Rios
- Player ratings Sebastian Montero spends the afternoon fouling