The Metropolitanos Sentinel
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Nobody could get near Saimon Ramírez
Successful dribbles: 48. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Andrés García keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Metropolitanos may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Andrés Ferro 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 Metropolitanos this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Metropolitanos
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.
The terraces25 Jan 2027
The crowd has taken to Agustín Bianciotti
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market25 Jan 2027
Salomon Casseres steps up from the Metropolitanos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Salomon Casseres 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
Metropolitanos promote Jose Otero from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jose Otero 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
Metropolitanos promote Daniel Martinez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Martinez 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: Juan Herrera joins the Metropolitanos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Herrera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Agustín Bianciotti sends Metropolitanos past Deportivo Lara
- Squad Jeizon Ramírez Chacón falls out with a teammate over standards
- Player ratings Richard Figueroa takes the honours