The Deportes Tolima Courier
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Miguel Ortega says Deportes Tolima went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market25 Jan 2027
Jáder Valencia is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Deportes Tolima is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Ramiro Sordo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Deportes Tolima
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad25 Jan 2027
A row about effort at Deportes Tolima
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jorge Cabezas Hurtado was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match23 Jan 2027
Deportes Tolima see off Envigado
Three points for Deportes Tolima, 2‑1 the final word against Envigado in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces25 Jan 2027
Deportes Tolima supporters have found a favourite in Jorge Cabezas Hurtado
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Jorge Cabezas Hurtado has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Diego Cordoba joins the Deportes Tolima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Diego Cordoba is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Alfredo Falcao steps up from the Deportes Tolima academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alfredo Falcao 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 Deportes Tolima promote Pablo Cardona from within
- Match Deportes Tolima settle it inside twenty minutes
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Juergen Elitím at his very best