The Once Caldas Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Edwin Torres arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Edwin Torres has, at Once Caldas, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Juan David Cuesta beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Mateo Zuleta stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Mateo Zuleta and Once Caldas agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jesús Camargo in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Once Caldas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Once Caldas promote James Hernandez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Hernandez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Once Caldas promote Jose Murillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jose Murillo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Alejandro Murillo steps up from the Once Caldas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alejandro Murillo 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Once Caldas promote Gabriel Sanchez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gabriel Sanchez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match8 Aug 2026
Michael Barrios sends Once Caldas past Jaguares
It finished 1‑0, and it was Michael Barrios’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Once Caldas.
In brief
- Player ratings Jefry Zapata was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Squad The formation has left Edwin Torres behind
- The dugout The manager’s verdict