The Zulia Chronicle
Squad1 Mar 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Carlos Ramirez
57 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Zulia lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match24 Feb 2027
Zulia march on in the cup
Mineros de Guayana are out and Zulia go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Squad1 Mar 2027
A one-man rearguard from Moisés Gallo
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings1 Mar 2027
Both of them Ronald Acuña's — 9.57
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.57, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
The dugout1 Mar 2027
Jesús Rengel says Zulia went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Edison Penilla 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 Zulia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match27 Feb 2027
Zulia get the job done against Aragua
A 3‑1 win over Aragua, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad1 Mar 2027
A row about effort at Zulia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Carlos Ramírez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces1 Mar 2027
Zulia supporters have found a favourite in Alejandro Murillo
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 14-year-old it feels ownership of. Alejandro Murillo has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- The dugout Ignacio Rodríguez gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Junior Vargas stands above it all
- The dugout A satisfied Luis Cordova