The O'Higgins Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
David Fernández signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” David Fernández commits to O'Higgins for another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at O'Higgins
Omar Carabalí 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
O'Higgins beat the market to Nicolás Araya from Deportes Concepción
Deportes Concepción will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Nicolás Araya has pre-agreed a move to O'Higgins, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Santiago Toloza
He is 23 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
O'Higgins see off Cobresal
Three points for O'Higgins, 2‑0 the final word against Cobresal in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jorge Osorio steps up from the O'Higgins academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jorge 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Marcelo Isla steps up from the O'Higgins academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcelo Isla 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
O'Higgins promote Marcelo Pulgar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marcelo Pulgar 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Diego Aravena steps up from the O'Higgins academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Diego Aravena 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
- Player ratings Ignacio Schor was unplayable
- Player ratings Martín Sarrafiore in the eights
- Squad O'Higgins are still strangers to each other