The Deportivo Pereira Herald
Squad21 Sep 2026
Richard Rentería damages knee ligaments — 25 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 25 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match19 Sep 2026
Nowhere to hide for Deportivo Pereira
0‑4 against Atletico Bucaramanga, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Market21 Sep 2026
Tobías Bovone has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Deportivo Pereira they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Deportivo Pereira
Walmer Pacheco 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.
Market21 Sep 2026
One of our own: Francisco Mejia joins the Deportivo Pereira first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Francisco Mejia is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market21 Sep 2026
Sergio Cardona steps up from the Deportivo Pereira academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergio Cardona 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.
Market21 Sep 2026
Luis Rodriguez steps up from the Deportivo Pereira academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luis Rodriguez 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.
Boardroom21 Sep 2026
Nobody left the Deportivo Pereira 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.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Edinson Largacha beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
In brief
- The dugout Jose Muriel: “No excuses”
- The dugout Yimy Gómez gets picked when it counts
- Squad Beaten 4 times: a bad day for Yimy Gómez