The Deportes Tolima Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Guillermo Celis signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Guillermo Celis and Deportes Tolima agree another 2 years.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Deportes Tolima beat the market to Marlon Carabali from Barranquilla
Barranquilla will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Marlon Carabali has pre-agreed a move to Deportes Tolima, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Santiago Sinisterra joins the Deportes Tolima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Santiago Sinisterra is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Deportes Tolima promote Andres Mina from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andres Mina 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: Edwin Cardona joins the Deportes Tolima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Edwin Cardona is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Edwin Vargas steps up from the Deportes Tolima academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Edwin Vargas 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Deportes Tolima find a way past Atletico Bucaramanga
Atletico Bucaramanga made Deportes Tolima work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Edwar López
Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Deportes Tolima
Shean Barbosa was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
In brief
- Player ratings Adrián Parra was the difference for Deportes Tolima
- Squad 12 new faces, and Deportes Tolima are still learning each other
- Squad No place for Nicolás López in the new shape