The Junior Chronicle
Squad25 Jan 2027
Mauro Silveira breaks a bone — 38 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 38 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match23 Jan 2027
Francisco Fydriszewski settles it late for Junior
The 87th minute, half the ground already edging towards the exits, and Francisco Fydriszewski decided nobody was going anywhere. La Equidad had no time left to answer.
Market25 Jan 2027
Jermein Peña puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Junior, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad25 Jan 2027
3 goals for Francisco Fydriszewski
The match ball belongs to Francisco Fydriszewski, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Vintage Francisco Fydriszewski — 9.43
At 33 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 9.43, and nobody on the pitch better.
Match23 Jan 2027
The run at home goes on for Junior
12 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Match23 Jan 2027
Francisco Fydriszewski sends Junior past La Equidad
It finished 4‑2, and it was Francisco Fydriszewski’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Junior.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Junior
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market25 Jan 2027
Johan Herrera steps up from the Junior academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Johan Herrera has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market Santiago Cordoba steps up from the Junior academy
- Market Freddy Sanchez steps up from the Junior academy
- Squad 200 appearances for Daniel Rivera