The Atletico Venezuela Sentinel
Squad25 Jan 2027
Cristian Soteldo damages knee ligaments — 70 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 70 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
No sign of nerves from Oscar Otero at 20 — 7.84
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Oscar Otero did not need any: 7.84, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Match23 Jan 2027
4 matches without a win for Atletico Venezuela
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Atletico Venezuela are no longer polite ones.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Ricky signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ricky commits to Atletico Venezuela for another 5 years.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Atletico Venezuela
Luis Gonzalez was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Atletico Venezuela
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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Ricky falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match23 Jan 2027
Mineros de Guayana take the points off Atletico Venezuela
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market25 Jan 2027
Alejandro Arango steps up from the Atletico Venezuela academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alejandro Arango 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.
In brief
- Market Salomon Savarino steps up from the Atletico Venezuela academy
- Market Atletico Venezuela promote Victor Otero from within
- Market Atletico Venezuela promote Junior Herrera from within