The Leones Gazette
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Thomás Amilivia: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Leones have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Leones
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match23 Jan 2027
Juan Sebastián Peña the difference as Leones beat Llaneros
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Juan Sebastián Peña. 2‑1 against Llaneros, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces25 Jan 2027
The crowd has taken to Leyner Palacios
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market25 Jan 2027
Leones promote Felipe Restrepo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Felipe Restrepo 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Juan Ospina steps up from the Leones academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Ospina 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.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Juan Sebastián Peña in the eights
A performance of 8.03 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad25 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Leones
Andrés Monsalve and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Wages swallow 87% of the Leones income
Every club pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time it has been tried.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout No hiding place for Miguel Ángel Arboleda
- Market Achyronas-Onisilos are about to pick up the phone