Edwin Arias

Central Defender - Alianza Petrolera
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
67 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

8 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

The terraces

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 23 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Squad

Edwin Arias: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Alianza Petrolera have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Fabricio Bustos 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.

Match

Alianza Petrolera come up short against Olimpia

Olimpia left with the points after a 0-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Camilo Ramirez out for 40 days

The medical room confirms 40 days on the sidelines for Camilo Ramirez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Boardroom

Alianza Petrolera release $2.6M for the manager

The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.

In brief

Back issues
59 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

13 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Andres Mina is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.42 with 27 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad

Jose Murillo keeps Alianza Petrolera in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Squad

Camilo Ramirez out for 102 days

The medical room confirms 102 days on the sidelines for Camilo Ramirez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Match

Alianza Petrolera get the job done against Deportivo Pereira

A 2-0 win over Deportivo Pereira, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Loan watch

Caio Moreira has seen enough of Santa Fe

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Alianza Petrolera, and 4 appearances in 38 say he has earned the hearing.

Market

The Manuel Zapata talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Alianza Petrolera know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

39 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

26 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Jesus Muriel 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.

Loan watch

Caio Moreira wants to come home

“I did not go to Santa Fe to sit and watch. I want to come back to Alianza Petrolera and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 18 matches say the rest.

Match

Alianza Petrolera share the spoils with Patriotas

A 2-2 draw with Patriotas leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

In brief

36 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

5 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to Alianza Petrolera's wait for a win

7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Alianza Petrolera has to find a result from somewhere.

Match

A bad afternoon for Alianza Petrolera against Deportivo Cali

2-3 to Deportivo Cali, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

Jefferson Gomez 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.

Squad

Edwin Arias stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Edwin Arias and Alianza Petrolera agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Boardroom

Alianza Petrolera release $2.6M for the manager

The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.

Squad

Jesus Muriel asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

34 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

22 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Jesus Muriel asks to leave Alianza Petrolera

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match

No end in sight to Alianza Petrolera's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Alianza Petrolera has to find a result from somewhere.

Match

A bad afternoon for Alianza Petrolera against Atletico Nacional

0-1 to Atletico Nacional, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

Jorge Sinisterra out for 17 days

The medical room confirms 17 days on the sidelines for Jorge Sinisterra, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Hugo Medina signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Hugo Medina commits to Alianza Petrolera for another 4 years.

Loan watch

Julian Sinisterra has seen enough of Kolos

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Alianza Petrolera, and 2 appearances in 6 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

25 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Julian Sinisterra attracts admirers

The name of Julian Sinisterra has come up in conversations Alianza Petrolera were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Squad

Duvan Lopez out for 17 days

The medical room confirms 17 days on the sidelines for Duvan Lopez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market

Alianza Petrolera put Jefferson Gomez up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Jefferson Gomez may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

In brief

24 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Jesus Muriel asks to leave Alianza Petrolera

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Edwin Arias: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Alianza Petrolera have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Leonardo Muriel asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

17 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Edwin Arias signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Edwin Arias commits to Alianza Petrolera for another 4 years.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Leonardo Muriel

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Edwin Arias asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

11 Edition

The Alianza Petrolera Herald

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Freddy Barrios asks to leave Alianza Petrolera

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match

A bad afternoon for Alianza Petrolera against Independiente Medellin

1-2 to Independiente Medellin, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

Manuel Zapata lets one through his hands

A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.

In brief