The Leon Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Ismael Díaz's — 8.54
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.54, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jordi Cortizo signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jordi Cortizo commits to Leon for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Leon
Sebastián Vegas and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match8 Aug 2026
Leon see off Atlas
Three points for Leon, 2‑1 the final word against Atlas in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market10 Aug 2026
Leon promote Rodolfo Martin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rodolfo Martin 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
Jonathan Herrera steps up from the Leon academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Leon promote Manuel Montes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Manuel Montes 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
One of our own: Juan Ochoa joins the Leon first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Ochoa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Home is on Joaquín Gasparini's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Leon are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
In brief
- The dugout Kevin Rodriguez has his say
- The dugout Jordi Cortizo knocks on the manager's door
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Salvador Reyes