The Real Cartagena Sentinel
Match23 Jan 2027
4 matches without a win for Real Cartagena
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Real Cartagena are no longer polite ones.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Real Cartagena
Fredy Montero 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 Real Cartagena
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.
Match23 Jan 2027
Real Cartagena cannot find the net
3 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Fredy Montero 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Fernando Martinez joins the Real Cartagena first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fernando Martinez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Duvan Gonzalez steps up from the Real Cartagena academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Duvan Gonzalez 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
One of our own: Carlos Gonzalez joins the Real Cartagena first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Gonzalez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Ivan Castillo steps up from the Real Cartagena academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Castillo 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
- Match Millonarios take the points off Real Cartagena
- Squad Words at Real Cartagena training over how hard people work
- Squad Jairo Ditta signs a new deal