The Colo-Colo Chronicle
Match13 Feb 2027
No end in sight to Colo-Colo's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Colo-Colo has to find a result from somewhere.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Nobody could get near Lautaro Pastrán
Successful dribbles: 28. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Colo-Colo
Javier Correa 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.
Match13 Feb 2027
Colo-Colo cannot find the net
4 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Colo-Colo
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market15 Feb 2027
Guillermo Davila steps up from the Colo-Colo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Guillermo Davila 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Eduardo Mena steps up from the Colo-Colo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Eduardo Mena 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Gonzalo Riquelme steps up from the Colo-Colo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gonzalo Riquelme 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Francisco Davila steps up from the Colo-Colo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Francisco Davila 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.
In brief
- Squad Words at Colo-Colo training over how hard people work
- Player ratings Matías Fernández stands above it all
- Squad Tomás Alarcón dropped after a run of poor form