The Zulia Chronicle
Match22 Jan 2028
No end in sight to Zulia's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Zulia has to find a result from somewhere.
Match22 Jan 2028
Zulia cannot find the net
6 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Ayrton Páez frozen out at Zulia
This is not rotation. Ayrton Páez has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Zulia is pretending otherwise.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Words exchanged at Zulia
Ronald Acuña 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.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Zulia
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market24 Jan 2028
Zulia promote Andres Gonzalez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andres Gonzalez 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Miguel Gonzalez joins the Zulia 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.
Match22 Jan 2028
Zulia come up short against Deportivo Tachira
Deportivo Tachira left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Carlos Ramírez falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Boardroom Zulia let a promise lapse
- The dugout No hiding place for Ricardo Hernández Marchesano
- The dugout Luis Cordova faces the questions