The Universidad de Concepcion Chronicle
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Cristhofer Mesías signs for Huachipato while still at Universidad de Concepcion
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Cristhofer Mesías has agreed terms with Huachipato for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Universidad de Concepcion
Miguel Barbieri and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Facundo Mater 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Cristian Maripan steps up from the Universidad de Concepcion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristian Maripan 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
Universidad de Concepcion promote Jean Castillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jean Castillo 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
Gary Riquelme steps up from the Universidad de Concepcion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gary Riquelme 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
Universidad de Concepcion promote Guillermo Meneses from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Guillermo Meneses 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Brayan Véjar was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 18. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Match8 Aug 2026
Universidad de Concepcion rescue it on 92 minutes
Behind, and beaten by any honest reading, until minute 92. O'Higgins had the points in their pocket and a corner of the ground still believed, which is generally when it happens.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Jorge Espejo
- Squad 10 new faces, and Universidad de Concepcion are still learning each other
- Match Honours even between Universidad de Concepcion and O'Higgins