The Veracruz Courier
Player ratings26 Jul 2027
Daniel Moreno goes up and wins it — 7.50
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.50 for the rest of it.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Jorge Herrera 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 Veracruz this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
Graduation day at Veracruz
6 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Miguel Vega 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.
Market26 Jul 2027
One of our own: Jorge Ramirez joins the Veracruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jorge Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Jul 2027
One of our own: Cesar Romo joins the Veracruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cesar Romo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Jul 2027
Juan Jimenez steps up from the Veracruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Jimenez 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.
Market26 Jul 2027
Veracruz promote Hugo Guardado from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hugo Guardado 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.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Mateo Mamani falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Manuel Marquez
- Squad 7 new faces, and Veracruz are still learning each other
- Player ratings Christian Lainez never got going