The Caracas Herald
Market25 Jan 2027
Eduardo Fereira hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Caracas can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Age has not caught Adrián Fernández yet — 8.29
At 34 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 8.29 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Caracas
Michael Covea 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.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Ninety minutes of Jesús Quintero at his very best
Marked 9.73. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Caracas.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Robert Hernández runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Caracas
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.
Match23 Jan 2027
Caracas see off Estudiantes de Caracas
Three points for Caracas, 2‑0 the final word against Estudiantes de Caracas in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market25 Jan 2027
Caracas promote Daniel Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Ramirez 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Salomon Machis joins the Caracas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Salomon Machis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Caracas promote Fernando Rincon from within
- Player ratings A masterclass from Eduardo Fereira
- Boardroom Caracas are making the ground bigger