The Metropolitanos Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Agustín Bianciotti says no to AS Trencin
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Agustín Bianciotti had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jair Andara gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Jair Andara has just signed for Metropolitanos, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Metropolitanos
Francisco Manenti was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Metropolitanos promote Daniel Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Ramirez 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
Carlos Murillo steps up from the Metropolitanos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos Murillo 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Fernando Arango joins the Metropolitanos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fernando Arango is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Metropolitanos come up short against Estudiantes de Merida
Estudiantes de Merida left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jair Andara stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jair Andara and Metropolitanos agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Junior Murillo faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Junior Murillo after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- Player ratings Jesús Vargas was unplayable
- Squad No place for Jair Andara in the new shape
- Looking ahead A reunion for Jean Franco Fuentes