The Zamora Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Erickson Gallardo
Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Zamora agree a free transfer for Lautaro Lovazzano
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 exchanged at Zamora
César Urpín 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Zamora promote Oscar Herrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Oscar Herrera 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
Zamora promote Alejandro Martinez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alejandro 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
Rafael Cordova steps up from the Zamora academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael Cordova 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
Zamora promote David Martinez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Zamora
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Anthonys Matos was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Too much change too quickly at Zamora
19 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
In brief
- The dugout Arlés Flores is still being punished for one mistake
- Squad The formation has left José Rondón behind
- Player ratings Richard Celis was the difference for Zamora