The Estudiantes de Merida Gazette
Squad25 Jan 2027
César Magallan breaks a bone — 25 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 25 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Cristhián Rivas in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Estudiantes de Merida this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Estudiantes de Merida
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Carlos Casseres joins the Estudiantes de Merida first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Casseres 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
Gabriel Savarino steps up from the Estudiantes de Merida academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gabriel Savarino 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Estudiantes de Merida promote Junior Castillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Junior Castillo 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Rafael Murillo joins the Estudiantes de Merida first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Murillo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad25 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Jean Frank Gutiérrez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jean Frank Gutiérrez, and the manager let it.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Geovan Montes has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Estudiantes de Merida will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
In brief
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Estudiantes de Merida
- Match Estudiantes de Merida and Deportivo La Guaira cancel each other out
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Romeesh Ivey