The Alianza Atletico Sentinel
Squad10 Jan 2028
Carlos Uribe breaks a bone — 68 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 68 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market10 Jan 2028
So close: Christian Valladolid’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. UTC moved on, Christian Valladolid reports back to Alianza Atletico, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Tempers go at Alianza Atletico
Gustavo Mendoza 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.
Market10 Jan 2028
Gianluca Valera steps up from the Alianza Atletico academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gianluca Valera 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.
Market10 Jan 2028
Alianza Atletico promote Edison Guerrero from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Edison Guerrero 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.
Market10 Jan 2028
Jefferson Reyna steps up from the Alianza Atletico academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jefferson Reyna 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.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Words at Alianza Atletico training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Anthony Gordillo 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.
Squad10 Jan 2028
No place for Matías Kusmanis in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Alianza Atletico are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
The dugout10 Jan 2028
When it matters, José Luján plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Franco Saucedo
- The dugout Christian Valladolid asks for a word with the manager
- Boardroom The Alianza Atletico board put their names to it