The Everton de Viña del Mar Courier
Squad25 Jan 2027
Ignacio González in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Everton de Viña del Mar this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market25 Jan 2027
Everton de Viña del Mar may not be able to give Jorge González what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Jorge González wants continental football; whether Everton de Viña del Mar can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Alexis Aranguiz out for 37 days
The medical room confirms 37 days on the sidelines for Alexis Aranguiz, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
No hiding place for José Navarrete
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to José Navarrete, and the manager let it.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Words at Everton de Viña del Mar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gary Moya 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
“I want to play”: José Navarrete speaks
“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.
In brief
- The dugout Jorge Henríquez knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout Facundo Coelli has been promised minutes
- The dugout Jorge González keeps his manager's vote