The Iquique Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Iquique
Agustín Venezia and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Diego Opazo will join Iquique for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Diego Opazo has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Iquique have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Match8 Aug 2026
Pablo Palacio the difference as Iquique beat San Luis
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Pablo Palacio. 2‑1 against San Luis, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Agustín Venezia
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market10 Aug 2026
Juan Fernandez steps up from the Iquique academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Fernandez 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 Sierralta steps up from the Iquique academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin Sierralta 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
Nicolas Nunez steps up from the Iquique academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicolas Nunez 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: Luis Valdes joins the Iquique first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Valdes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Pablo Palacio was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.31. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Iquique
- Player ratings Agustín Venezia was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Iquique