The Patriotas Chronicle
Match8 Aug 2026
A hiding for Patriotas
Beaten 1‑4 by Independiente Medellin, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad10 Aug 2026
9 saves: Éder Chaux was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 9 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Patriotas beat the market to Cristian Berrio from America de Cali
America de Cali will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Cristian Berrio has pre-agreed a move to Patriotas, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Patriotas
Sebastián Moreno 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Éder Chaux
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Éder Chaux, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Daniel Castillo steps up from the Patriotas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Castillo 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
One of our own: Francisco Bacca joins the Patriotas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Francisco Bacca 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
Patriotas promote James Martinez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Martinez 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: Leonardo Santos joins the Patriotas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leonardo Santos is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Player ratings Michael Nike did the work nobody counts — 7.05
- Squad The formation has left Juan Manuel Valencia behind
- Boardroom Nobody left the Patriotas dressing room in a hurry