The Deportivo Lara Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Luis Curiel
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Deportivo Lara — 7.61
1 for Francisco Flores, marked 7.61, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Matías Draghi due for a Deportivo Lara medical
Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Deportivo Lara
Franco Carretero 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Richard Figueroa runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match8 Aug 2026
Francisco Flores’s goal not enough for Deportivo Lara
Francisco Flores scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Zamora, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Fernando Herrera joins the Deportivo Lara first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fernando Herrera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Deportivo Lara promote Richard Rondon from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Richard Rondon 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
One of our own: Junior Arango joins the Deportivo Lara first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Junior Arango 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 Deportivo Lara promote Junior Ramirez from within
- Squad Yonathan del Valle needs a bigger stage
- The dugout Cristian Murillo answers for it