The Carabobo Herald
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Nobody could get near Dimas Meza
Successful dribbles: 38. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad25 Jan 2027
José Riasco keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Carabobo may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Carabobo
Lucas Bruera 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.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Carabobo
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.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Luis Rincon joins the Carabobo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Rincon is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Salomon Martinez steps up from the Carabobo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Salomon Martinez 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Alejandro Ramirez joins the Carabobo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alejandro Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Carabobo promote Darwin Herrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Darwin Herrera 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.
Loan watch25 Jan 2027
Félix Díaz counts the days
“I watch every Carabobo game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Aragua runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
In brief
- Match Honours even between Carabobo and Llaneros
- Squad Yohandry Orozco has become a man the manager trusts
- Squad Jean Franco Fuentes asks for a word with the manager