The Llaneros Herald
Squad25 Jan 2027
David Rondon breaks a bone — 16 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 16 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Alejandro Osorio keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Llaneros may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match23 Jan 2027
The wait goes on for Llaneros
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Llaneros
Carlos Soteldo 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
5 academy graduates step up at Llaneros
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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Richard Moreno falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market25 Jan 2027
Daniel Arango steps up from the Llaneros academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Arango 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
Llaneros promote Roberto Murillo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Roberto Murillo 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: Alejandro Ferraresi joins the Llaneros first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alejandro Ferraresi 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 One of our own: Juan Arango joins the Llaneros first team
- Squad 11 new faces, and Llaneros are still learning each other
- Match Honours even between Llaneros and Carabobo