The Deportivo Capiata Chronicle
Squad18 Oct 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Iván Paniagua
22 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Deportivo Capiata lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Alexis Rojas 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 Deportivo Capiata this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
No hiding place for Eric Tovo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Eric Tovo, and the manager let it.
Boardroom18 Oct 2027
Deportivo Capiata counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Deportivo Capiata now.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Martín Núñez gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Martín Núñez is on it.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Jonathan Gómez asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes Hugo Noguera a promise
- Squad José Aja has settled at Deportivo Capiata
- Match Mid-table, and Deportivo Capiata know it
- Squad Edgar Gimenez back in training