The Santiago Wanderers Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Raúl Olivares keeps Santiago Wanderers in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Santiago Wanderers
Leandro Navarro 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
Santiago Wanderers promote Ivan Davila from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Davila has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Santiago Wanderers promote Jorge Pulgar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jorge Pulgar has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Arturo Valdes joins the Santiago Wanderers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Arturo Valdes 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: Claudio Aranguiz joins the Santiago Wanderers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Claudio Aranguiz 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
Words at Santiago Wanderers training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Pedro Navarro is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match8 Aug 2026
Late, late show earns Santiago Wanderers a point
Minute 91, against Huachipato, and a goal that felt like a win to everybody who had stayed. It was a draw. Nobody leaving the ground will describe it as one.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Marcos Camarda
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Squad 12 new faces, and Santiago Wanderers are still learning each other
- Match Santiago Wanderers share the spoils with Huachipato
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Matias Aravena on the draw