The O'Higgins Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Raimundo Rebolledo gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Raimundo Rebolledo has just signed for O'Higgins, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
David Fernández signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” David Fernández commits to O'Higgins for another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
David Fernández 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 O'Higgins this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
O'Higgins agree a free transfer for Alejandro Santander
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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Walter Bou sends O'Higgins past Universidad de Concepcion
It finished 2‑1, and it was Walter Bou’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to O'Higgins.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
David Fernández 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
O'Higgins promote Gary Davila from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gary Davila 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
O'Higgins promote Gonzalo Bravo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gonzalo Bravo 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
Guillermo Vargas steps up from the O'Higgins academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Guillermo Vargas 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.
In brief
- Market Pablo Maripan steps up from the O'Higgins academy
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Walter Bou at his very best
- Player ratings Ignacio Schor beats them one at a time