The Union Espanola Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Union Espanola
Pablo Aránguiz 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 Aug 2026
Erick Isla steps up from the Union Espanola academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Erick Isla 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 Aug 2026
Union Espanola promote Claudio Diaz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Claudio Diaz 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 Aug 2026
Rodrigo Sagal steps up from the Union Espanola academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rodrigo Sagal 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 Aug 2026
Luis Medel steps up from the Union Espanola academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luis Medel 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Andrés Vilches the difference as Union Espanola beat Audax Italiano
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Andrés Vilches. 1‑0 against Audax Italiano, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Sebastián Pereira makes it 100
100 times in these colours, in all weathers and under four or five different managers. That kind of service is quietly disappearing from the game.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Union Espanola are still strangers to each other
13 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
The afternoon belonged to Andrés Vilches
A mark of 7.46, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
In brief
- The dugout Benjamin Suazo has his say
- The dugout No place in the plan for Franco Ratotti
- Squad The first one for Andrés Vilches