The Union Magdalena Herald
Match23 Jan 2027
7 matches without a win for Union Magdalena
The run now stands at 7, and the questions being asked around Union Magdalena are no longer polite ones.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Union Magdalena
Víctor Cabezas 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
As if he never left: Nicolas Hurtado returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Nicolas Hurtado is a Union Magdalena player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market25 Jan 2027
Andres Vargas is a Union Magdalena player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market25 Jan 2027
As if he never left: James Arias returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. James Arias is a Union Magdalena player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market25 Jan 2027
Edwin Quintero is a Union Magdalena player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Squad25 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Víctor Cabezas
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Víctor Cabezas, and the manager let it.
Match23 Jan 2027
A bad afternoon for Union Magdalena against Deportes Tolima
0‑1 to Deportes Tolima, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Nobody could get near Hugo Palacios
Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad Víctor Cabezas lets one through his hands
- Loan watch Juan Sebastián Toncel wants to come home
- Player ratings Andrés Carreño never got going