The La Equidad Sentinel
Market25 Jan 2027
Javier Rios puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at La Equidad, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Juan David Cabezas 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 La Equidad this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
6 academy graduates step up at La Equidad
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.
Match23 Jan 2027
Victor Bacca’s goal not enough for La Equidad
Victor Bacca scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to America de Cali, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market25 Jan 2027
La Equidad promote Nicolas Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicolas 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Cristian Uribe steps up from the La Equidad academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristian Uribe 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Ivan Lemos steps up from the La Equidad academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Lemos 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Appearance number 100 for Pedro Rodríguez
100 games in this shirt, through managers and relegations and everything else. Service like it is disappearing from the game and the crowd knows what it is watching.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Pedro Rodríguez 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.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at La Equidad
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Squad La Equidad are still strangers to each other