The Monagas Sentinel
Market23 Jan 2034
Only the photograph left for Lucas Zelaya
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Lucas Zelaya will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Monagas the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Match21 Jan 2034
No end in sight to Monagas's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Monagas has to find a result from somewhere.
The dugout23 Jan 2034
Gonzalo Reyna says Monagas went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom23 Jan 2034
Graduation day at Monagas
8 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.
Squad23 Jan 2034
Words at Monagas training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Christian Camarillo is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market23 Jan 2034
Monagas promote David Rincon from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Rincon 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.
Market23 Jan 2034
One of our own: Rafael Ramirez joins the Monagas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Jan 2034
David Osorio steps up from the Monagas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Osorio 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.
Match21 Jan 2034
Monagas come up short against Deportivo La Guaira
Deportivo La Guaira left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Player ratings Both jobs done by Jhon James Pacheco — 6.90
- Boardroom Monagas board go back on their word
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Diego Vargas