The Los Andes Courier
Squad4 Feb 2030
Nazareno Fernández Colombo damages knee ligaments — 37 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 37 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The dugout4 Feb 2030
Mateo Rey keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Los Andes may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market4 Feb 2030
Sergio Aguirre asks to leave Los Andes
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad4 Feb 2030
A falling-out at Los Andes
Alan Ríos and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom4 Feb 2030
5 academy graduates step up at Los Andes
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.
Market4 Feb 2030
One of our own: Iván Fernández joins the Los Andes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Iván Fernández is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market4 Feb 2030
One of our own: Pipe joins the Los Andes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pipe is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market4 Feb 2030
Sergio Aguirre steps up from the Los Andes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergio Aguirre 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.
Match2 Feb 2030
Los Andes come up short against Real Pilar
Real Pilar left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Alexis González
- Squad A row about effort at Los Andes
- Boardroom A promise the Los Andes board did not keep