The San Marcos de Arica Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matías Cavalleri 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. Matías Cavalleri has, at San Marcos de Arica, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Álvaro Cazula 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 San Marcos de Arica this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Matías Cavalleri’s goal not enough for San Marcos de Arica
Matías Cavalleri scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Cobreloa, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Juan Valencia joins the San Marcos de Arica first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Valencia is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
San Marcos de Arica promote Gary Diaz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gary Diaz 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
One of our own: Arturo Nunez joins the San Marcos de Arica first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Arturo Nunez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
San Marcos de Arica promote Juan Pulgar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Juan Pulgar 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Camilo Melivilú 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Matías Cavalleri was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.00. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
In brief
- Match No time for Cobreloa to settle
- The dugout Marcelo Valdes: “No excuses”
- Squad Jaime Vargas stays put