The Llaneros Herald
Squad24 Jan 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Diego Martinez
33 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Llaneros lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A fracture rules Salomon Rincon out for 19 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Llaneros will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match22 Jan 2028
No end in sight to Llaneros's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Llaneros has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Tempers go at Llaneros
Darwin Herrera 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.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Llaneros
5 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.
Match22 Jan 2028
Carabobo take the points off Llaneros
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad24 Jan 2028
No hiding place for Richard Osorio
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Richard Osorio, and the manager let it.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Victor Rincon joins the Llaneros first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Victor Rincon is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Jan 2028
Rafael Osorio steps up from the Llaneros academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael 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.
In brief
- Market Llaneros promote Darwin Casseres from within
- Market Llaneros promote Junior Martinez from within
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Fernando Moreno