The Estudiantes de Caracas Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Albert Zambrano beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 24. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Estudiantes de Caracas
Pablo Villalba and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Estudiantes de Caracas agree a free transfer for José Calzadilla
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Estudiantes de Caracas training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Yeferson Paz is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market10 Aug 2026
Estudiantes de Caracas promote Miguel Rondon from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Miguel Rondon 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
Estudiantes de Caracas promote Alejandro Rosales from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alejandro Rosales 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: Sergio Arango joins the Estudiantes de Caracas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sergio Arango 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
One of our own: Miguel Gonzalez joins the Estudiantes de Caracas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Miguel Gonzalez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Luis Terán 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.
In brief
- Match Estudiantes de Caracas come up short against Portuguesa
- Squad Albert Zambrano has outgrown this division
- Squad No place for Juan Manuel Cobelli in the new shape