The America de Cali Sentinel
Match23 Jan 2027
America de Cali run riot against Aguilas Doradas
3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Market25 Jan 2027
Daniel Valencia asks to leave America de Cali
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
A brace, and Dylan Borrero takes the afternoon — 8.12
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Dylan Borrero provided it, and the 8.12 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Darwin Machís, 33, rolls back the years — 7.97
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.97 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Jean 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 America de Cali this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
6 academy players handed senior numbers at America de Cali
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
The terraces25 Jan 2027
America de Cali supporters have found a favourite in Joel Romero
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Joel Romero 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
America de Cali promote Jefferson Herrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jefferson Herrera 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
One of our own: Juan Bacca joins the America de Cali first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Bacca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market America de Cali promote Camilo Valencia from within
- Player ratings Joel Romero runs at them all day
- Player ratings One of those days for Jhon Murillo