The Atletico Venezuela Sentinel
Market25 Jan 2027
Alfredo Valencia asks to leave Atletico Venezuela
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad25 Jan 2027
David Castillo 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 Atletico Venezuela this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market25 Jan 2027
Club Brugge are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Atletico Venezuela will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Atletico Venezuela
5 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Junior Rondon signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Junior Rondon and Atletico Venezuela agree another 4 years.
Market25 Jan 2027
Daniel Martinez steps up from the Atletico Venezuela academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Martinez 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Roberto Moreno steps up from the Atletico Venezuela academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Moreno 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Salomon Herrera
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Jose Rosales runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Squad Gabriel Arango falls out with a teammate over standards
- Match Atletico Venezuela share the spoils with Mineros de Guayana
- Player ratings A day to forget for Andres Osorio