The Deportes Tolima Courier
Match22 Jan 2028
Deportes Tolima make it 3 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Deportes Tolima have 3 straight wins of it.
Market24 Jan 2028
David Alfaro comes home
The shirt still fits. David Alfaro is back at Deportes Tolima, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Squad24 Jan 2028
David Alfaro arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. David Alfaro has, at Deportes Tolima, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Deportes Tolima
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Edwin Lemos joins the Deportes Tolima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Edwin Lemos is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Jan 2028
Kevin Rodriguez steps up from the Deportes Tolima academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kevin Rodriguez 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Oscar Castillo joins the Deportes Tolima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oscar Castillo 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
Adrián Parra the difference as Deportes Tolima beat Envigado
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Adrián Parra. 1‑0 against Envigado, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Deportes Tolima let a promise lapse
A date was given and it came and went. Nobody upstairs will call it a broken promise, and nobody downstairs will call it anything else for a long time.
In brief
- Player ratings Adrián Parra was the difference for Deportes Tolima
- Squad David Alfaro signs on for more
- The dugout Deportes Tolima pick somebody else ahead of Neto Volpi