The Santiago Wanderers Chronicle
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Jorge Merlo says Santiago Wanderers went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad15 Feb 2027
A falling-out at Santiago Wanderers
Guzmán Corujo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Axel Guerra was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 21. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Santiago Wanderers
4 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.
Squad15 Feb 2027
A row about effort at Santiago Wanderers
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Benjamín Chandía was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market15 Feb 2027
Ivan Isla steps up from the Santiago Wanderers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Santiago Wanderers promote Pablo Osorio from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pablo Osorio 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Benjamin Suazo steps up from the Santiago Wanderers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin Suazo 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Benjamin Beausejour steps up from the Santiago Wanderers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin Beausejour 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 Santiago Wanderers find a way past Deportes Santa Cruz
- Squad 200 appearances for Raúl Olivares
- The dugout No hiding place for Joaquín Silva