The Union Espanola Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
Union Espanola taken apart
0‑4 to Colo-Colo, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Franco Burgos signs for Cobresal while still at Union Espanola
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Franco Burgos has agreed terms with Cobresal for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Union Espanola
Pablo Aránguiz 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
Diego Diaz steps up from the Union Espanola academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Diego Diaz 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
Benjamin Vargas steps up from the Union Espanola academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin Vargas 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: Claudio Montecinos joins the Union Espanola first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Claudio Montecinos 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
One of our own: Rodrigo Pulgar joins the Union Espanola first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rodrigo Pulgar is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Sebastián Pereira 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Union Espanola dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Pablo Aránguiz
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Squad No place for Michael Silva in the new shape