The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Edwin Martinez, 20, steals the show — 7.66
Marked 7.66 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market25 Jan 2027
Carlos Borja asks to leave Universitario Popayan
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Universitario Popayan
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 terraces25 Jan 2027
One of their own: Francisco Palacios
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Gustavo Uribe joins the Universitario Popayan first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gustavo Uribe 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
Ivan Duque steps up from the Universitario Popayan academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Duque 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
Ivan Hernandez steps up from the Universitario Popayan academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Hernandez 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.
Match23 Jan 2027
Universitario Popayan see off Patriotas
Three points for Universitario Popayan, 1‑0 the final word against Patriotas in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad25 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Universitario Popayan
Jamil Lucumí and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- Squad Universitario Popayan count the cost of losing Yerry Moreno
- The dugout Cristian Romero: “That is the standard”
- Squad Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work