The Union La Calera Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
Matías Campos López settles it late for Union La Calera
The 87th minute, half the ground already edging towards the exits, and Matías Campos López decided nobody was going anywhere. Ñublense had no time left to answer.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Sergio Godoy has agreed to leave Union La Calera for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Union La Calera
Nicolás Avellaneda 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Gonzalo Fernandez joins the Union La Calera first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gonzalo Fernandez 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
Diego Meneses steps up from the Union La Calera academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Diego 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
Union La Calera promote Mauricio Riquelme from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mauricio Riquelme 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Marcelo Isla steps up from the Union La Calera academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcelo 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Union La Calera see off Ñublense
Three points for Union La Calera, 1‑0 the final word against Ñublense in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Erick Montecinos kept it short after the 1‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.
In brief
- Squad Matías Campos López finally opens his account
- Squad A season on the outside for Rodrigo Cáseres
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Camilo Moya