The Deportivo Tachira Gazette
Match20 Jan 2029
Franklin González breaks Real Frontera hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Franklin González scored in the 87th minute, Real Frontera had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Deportivo Tachira took the lot.
Player ratings22 Jan 2029
Both of them Franklin González's — 8.77
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.77, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Match20 Jan 2029
Whatever happens, Deportivo Tachira do not lose
7 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Adalberto Peñaranda 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 Deportivo Tachira this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
5 academy graduates step up at Deportivo Tachira
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.
Match20 Jan 2029
Franklin González sends Deportivo Tachira past Real Frontera
It finished 2‑1, and it was Franklin González’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Deportivo Tachira.
Market22 Jan 2029
Deportivo Tachira promote Sergio Arango from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Arango 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Deportivo Tachira promote Junior Savarino from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Junior Savarino 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Francisco Osorio steps up from the Deportivo Tachira academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Francisco Osorio 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 Daniel Murillo steps up from the Deportivo Tachira academy
- Squad Words at Deportivo Tachira training over how hard people work
- Boardroom Deportivo Tachira let a promise lapse