The Universitario Popayan Gazette
Match23 Jan 2027
Edwin Valencia leads the rout of La Equidad
3‑0, and Edwin Valencia took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Universitario Popayan tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Market25 Jan 2027
Lucas Silva asks to leave Universitario Popayan
“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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Yerry Hurtado breaks a bone — 40 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 40 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
No sign of nerves from Duvan Medina at 20 — 8.21
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Duvan Medina did not need any: 8.21, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Universitario Popayan
Juan Perez 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.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Universitario Popayan
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
The terraces25 Jan 2027
The crowd has taken to Santino Duarte
At 21 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market25 Jan 2027
Universitario Popayan promote David Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David 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
Universitario Popayan promote Nicolas Duque from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicolas Duque 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.
In brief
- Market Cristian Rodriguez steps up from the Universitario Popayan academy
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Jesus Rangel
- Squad Words at Universitario Popayan training over how hard people work