The Deportivo Pasto Chronicle
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Yhormar Hurtado was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 24. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Esneyder Mena stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Esneyder Mena and Deportivo Pasto agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Deportivo Pasto agree a free transfer for Alejandro Amaya
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Deportivo Pasto
John Méndez and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
Deportivo Pasto promote Javier Valencia from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Javier Valencia 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
Kevin Medina steps up from the Deportivo Pasto academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kevin Medina 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Hector Sanchez joins the Deportivo Pasto first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hector Sanchez 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
One of our own: Rafael Gomez joins the Deportivo Pasto first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael Gomez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Deportivo Pasto come up short against Union Magdalena
Union Magdalena left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad Appearance number 200 for Jorge Obregón
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Looking ahead Ronald Mayo faces his old club