The Universidad de Chile Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Eduardo Vargas takes the match ball home
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Vintage Eduardo Vargas — 9.30
At 36 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 9.30, and nobody on the pitch better.
Market10 Aug 2026
Universidad de Chile may not be able to give Gabriel Castellón what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Gabriel Castellón wants continental football; whether Universidad de Chile can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Javier Altamirano stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Javier Altamirano and Universidad de Chile agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Israel Poblete 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 Universidad de Chile this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Eduardo Vargas among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Eduardo Vargas on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Universidad de Chile and Everton de Viña del Mar.
Match8 Aug 2026
Eduardo Vargas the difference as Universidad de Chile beat Everton de Viña del Mar
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Eduardo Vargas. 4‑2 against Everton de Viña del Mar, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market10 Aug 2026
Universidad de Chile promote Ivan Castillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Castillo 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
Guillermo Valencia steps up from the Universidad de Chile academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Guillermo Valencia 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 Universidad de Chile promote Claudio Valdes from within
- Squad 10 new faces, and Universidad de Chile are still learning each other
- The dugout Universidad de Chile pick somebody else ahead of Gabriel Castellón