The Melgar Herald
Squad22 Feb 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Victor Trauco
21 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Melgar lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Piero Cari says Melgar 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.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Melgar
Pablo Erustes was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match20 Feb 2027
Whatever happens, Melgar do not lose
6 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
The game went through Bernardo Cuesta — 7.21
Marked 7.21 on 12 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Squad22 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Anderson Santamaría
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Anderson Santamaría, and the manager let it.
Match20 Feb 2027
Melgar share the spoils with Alianza Lima
A 1‑1 draw with Alianza Lima leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Loan watch22 Feb 2027
8 goals on loan for Gregorio Rodríguez
26 appearances at Levadiakos and the goals keep coming. Melgar are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Nobody could get near Jhamir D'Arrigo
Successful dribbles: 13. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Player ratings Nicolás Figueroa changes it off the bench
- Player ratings The referee tires of Javier Salas
- Market Petr Kosarevskiy goes looking for football