The Deportivo Pereira Herald
Match23 Jan 2027
Deportivo Pereira strike at the death to beat Once Caldas
There were 86 minutes on the clock and Once Caldas had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Deportivo Pereira did not stop to explain themselves.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Deportivo Pereira
Gustavo Torres 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 Deportivo Pereira
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.
The terraces25 Jan 2027
The crowd has taken to Edinson Largacha
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Johan Diaz joins the Deportivo Pereira first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Johan Diaz 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
One of our own: Camilo Arias joins the Deportivo Pereira first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Camilo Arias 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
Luis Quintero steps up from the Deportivo Pereira academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luis Quintero 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
Daniel Ospina steps up from the Deportivo Pereira academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Ospina 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.
Match23 Jan 2027
Deportivo Pereira see off Once Caldas
Three points for Deportivo Pereira, 1‑0 the final word against Once Caldas in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Squad Anderson Plata falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Yuber Quiñónes
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Fabio Delgado