Gary Vargas

Striker - Palestino
21 May 2027
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34 Edition

The Palestino Chronicle

22 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

The terraces22 Mar 2027

The mood at Palestino has turned into something else

Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.

Squad22 Mar 2027

97 days out for Enzo Roco after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Palestino will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Match17 Mar 2027

Palestino through in the cup

A 1‑0 win over Union Espanola, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.

Match17 Mar 2027

Palestino win it in stoppage time

The board had gone up, the arguing had started, and then the ball was in the net in the 91th minute. Union Espanola will replay every second of the added time for a week.

Squad22 Mar 2027

Words exchanged at Palestino

Renzo Saravia 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.

Squad22 Mar 2027

A row about effort at Palestino

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jonathan Benítez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The terraces22 Mar 2027

Palestino supporters have found a favourite in Gary Vargas

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 17-year-old it feels ownership of. Gary Vargas 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.

The dugout22 Mar 2027

Ariel Martínez 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 ratings22 Mar 2027

Federico Anselmo in the eights

A performance of 8.01 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

In brief

Back issues
4 Edition

The Palestino Chronicle

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match19 Aug 2026

Palestino bow out of the cup

Universidad de Concepcion go through and Palestino go home, 0‑3 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Market24 Aug 2026

Empoli come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Palestino did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

The terraces24 Aug 2026

A cup hiding at Universidad de Concepcion leaves Palestino explaining themselves

0-3, and long before the end the away end had switched from encouragement to something considerably more pointed. Nobody rings a phone-in about losing narrowly.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Words at Palestino training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jonathan Benítez is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Match22 Aug 2026

3 matches without a goal for Palestino

The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Palestino

Ronnie Fernández 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.

Match22 Aug 2026

San Luis take the points off Palestino

Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Jason León makes it 100

100 times in these colours, in all weathers and under four or five different managers. That kind of service is quietly disappearing from the game.

The dugout24 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Joe Abrigo

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Joe Abrigo, and the manager let it.

In brief

  • Boardroom Doors closed at Palestino
  • The dugout The view from the dugout
  • Squad Gary Vargas stays put
2 Edition

The Palestino Chronicle

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings10 Aug 2026

Jonathan Benítez was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 25. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Palestino

Sebastián Pérez 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.

Market10 Aug 2026

Marcelo Sagal steps up from the Palestino academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcelo Sagal 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

Palestino promote Gary Vargas from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gary Vargas 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: Luis Sanchez joins the Palestino first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Sanchez 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

Palestino promote Jose Meneses from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jose Meneses 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.

Match8 Aug 2026

Palestino refuse to lose to Huachipato

A point taken on 95 minutes is worth exactly one point and considerably more than that to a dressing room. This side does not stop, which is a reputation worth more than the result.

Player ratings10 Aug 2026

Both jobs done by Nelson Da Silva — 6.62

A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 9 actions, 6.62, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.

The dugout10 Aug 2026

José Bizama 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.

In brief

  • Match Palestino share the spoils with Huachipato
  • The dugout The view from the dugout
  • Squad Words at Palestino training over how hard people work