The America de Cali Sentinel
Squad25 Jan 2027
78 days out for Luis Quiñones after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. America de Cali will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Match23 Jan 2027
America de Cali tear Aguilas Doradas apart
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 4‑1 against Aguilas Doradas, and it could have been more.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Facundo Suárez scores twice — 9.07
Two goals and a mark of 9.07 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Brayan Moreno keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” America de Cali may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Age has not caught Rafael Carrascal yet — 8.13
At 34 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 8.13 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
6 academy graduates step up at America de Cali
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Elías Gómez
“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.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Santiago Torres joins the America de Cali first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Santiago Torres 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
America de Cali promote Daniel Borja from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Borja 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.
In brief
- Market America de Cali promote Freddy Sanchez from within
- Market One of our own: Juan Uribe joins the America de Cali first team
- Match Facundo Suárez at the heart of a fast America de Cali start