The Palestino Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Palestino
Ronnie Fernández 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Joe Abrigo’s goal not enough for Palestino
Joe Abrigo scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Universidad Catolica, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market10 Aug 2026
Palestino promote Gonzalo Aravena from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gonzalo Aravena 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
Palestino promote Juan Aravena from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Juan Aravena 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
Benjamin Beausejour steps up from the Palestino academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin Beausejour 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
Nicolas Sanchez steps up from the Palestino academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicolas Sanchez 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑2 Felipe Vargas left the room before anybody could ask which.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Joe Abrigo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Jason León gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- The dugout The form table has caught José Bizama
- The dugout Nelson Da Silva left out for tactical reasons at Palestino
- Squad A wage question at Palestino