The Carabobo Herald
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
Carabobo run out of patience with Oscar Rosales
The end came on a Tuesday, as these things usually do: a short meeting, a shorter statement, and Oscar Rosales clearing his office by noon. Football’s cruellest ritual, performed to schedule.
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
Salomon Arango steps up at Carabobo for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
Player ratings22 Jan 2029
Robert Hernández, 35, rolls back the years — 7.88
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.88 at 35, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Jeriel De Santis in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Carabobo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
5 academy graduates step up at Carabobo
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.
The terraces22 Jan 2029
Carabobo supporters have found a favourite in Ronald Rodríguez
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Ronald Rodríguez 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.
Match20 Jan 2029
Carabobo find a way past UCV
UCV made Carabobo work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Market22 Jan 2029
Carabobo promote Darwin Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Darwin Ramirez 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Sergio Casseres steps up from the Carabobo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergio Casseres 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 One of our own: David Rondon joins the Carabobo first team
- Market Carabobo promote Sergio Machis from within
- Squad Juan David Cuesta makes it 200