The Metropolitanos Sentinel
Squad24 Jan 2028
94 days out for José Miguel Reyes after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Metropolitanos will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Jeizon Ramírez Chacón keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Metropolitanos may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
Both of them José Riasco's — 9.00
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 9.00, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
Nobody could get near Agustín Bianciotti
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Words exchanged at Metropolitanos
Francisco Manenti and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Metropolitanos
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.
Match22 Jan 2028
José Riasco the difference as Metropolitanos beat Deportivo Lara
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: José Riasco. 3‑2 against Deportivo Lara, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Match22 Jan 2028
Still nobody has beaten Metropolitanos
The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
The terraces24 Jan 2028
Metropolitanos supporters have found a favourite in José Riasco
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. José Riasco 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Rafael Ramirez joins the Metropolitanos first team
- Market Metropolitanos promote Andres Castillo from within
- Market Metropolitanos promote Jose Rincon from within