The Guairena Courier
Squad22 May 2028
Juan González keeps Guairena in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The dugout22 May 2028
Iván Santillán keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Guairena may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market22 May 2028
Orgito Ruci hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Guairena can pretend not to have heard.
Market22 May 2028
Only the photograph left for Mario Ramírez
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Mario Ramírez will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Guairena the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad22 May 2028
Words exchanged at Guairena
Fernando Ruiz Díaz and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad22 May 2028
Sebastián Quintana falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match20 May 2028
Deportivo Capiata take the points off Guairena
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout22 May 2028
César Olmedo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad22 May 2028
Ivan Gomez out for 38 days
The medical room confirms 38 days on the sidelines for Ivan Gomez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Match The run is over for Guairena
- Match Halfway: Guairena sit in position 5
- The dugout Jorge Romero: “No excuses”