The Cortulua Post
Squad25 Jan 2027
Hector Vargas breaks a bone — 61 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 61 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market25 Jan 2027
Camilo Barrios asks to leave Cortulua
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Ivan Falcao beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 30. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Marc Aguilar, 21, steals the show — 7.80
Marked 7.80 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad25 Jan 2027
James Caicedo 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 Cortulua this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Cortulua
4 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.
The terraces25 Jan 2027
Cortulua supporters have found a favourite in Marc Aguilar
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Marc Aguilar 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.
Match23 Jan 2027
Marc Aguilar sends Cortulua past Jaguares
It finished 2‑0, and it was Marc Aguilar’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Cortulua.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Felipe Torres joins the Cortulua first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Felipe Torres is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Cortulua promote Sergio Torres from within
- Market Sergio Duque steps up from the Cortulua academy
- The dugout The manager makes an example of David Valencia