The Iquique Gazette
Squad14 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Iquique
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Pablo Palacio was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Gary Tello 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 Iquique this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Luis Isla joins the Iquique first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Isla is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Sep 2026
One of our own: Luis Osorio joins the Iquique first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Osorio is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Dylan Arias
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Dylan Arias, and the manager let it.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
David Salazar asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
Daniel Castillo has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Iquique 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.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
A door opens for Zacarías López
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Dylan Arias: “I am not a substitute”
“I have done everything asked of me in training and it has not changed a thing on a Saturday.” The most familiar complaint in football, and one Iquique will have to answer with minutes or with a transfer.
In brief
- Market Leonardo Troncoso placed on the list
- Squad Dylan Arias is fit again