The San Marcos de Arica Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for San Marcos de Arica
1‑4 against Cobreloa, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad10 Aug 2026
7 saves: Rodrigo Saracho was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 7 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Álvaro Cazula in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at San Marcos de Arica this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at San Marcos de Arica
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Félix Villacorta was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Diego Valencia joins the San Marcos de Arica first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Diego Valencia is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ivan Suazo steps up from the San Marcos de Arica academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Carlos Meneses steps up from the San Marcos de Arica academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos Meneses 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
Ivan Jara steps up from the San Marcos de Arica academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Jara 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Gonzalo Reyes 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.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Félix Villacorta behind
- Boardroom Nobody left the San Marcos de Arica dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout The manager’s verdict