The La Equidad Sentinel
Match8 Aug 2026
La Equidad taken apart
0‑3 to Once Caldas, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
David Lemos runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at La Equidad
José Ortiz 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Juan Pablo Díaz
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Juan Pablo Díaz, and the manager let it.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the La Equidad dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Too much change too quickly at La Equidad
16 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
Market10 Aug 2026
La Equidad buy the years ahead of Cristian Caicedo
He is 14, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market10 Aug 2026
La Equidad buy the years ahead of Jose Falcao
He is 14, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from La Equidad on Luis Vargas
He is 14, and nobody at La Equidad signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market La Equidad buy the years ahead of Sergio Gomez
- Squad A first senior shirt for Edwin Caicedo