The Zaragoza Chronicle
Match19 Aug 2028
Nobody wants to play Zaragoza right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Aarón Escandell 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 Zaragoza this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market21 Aug 2028
Pedro Martínez is a Zaragoza player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market21 Aug 2028
Daniel Campos is a Zaragoza player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market21 Aug 2028
As if he never left: Juan Sánchez returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Juan Sánchez is a Zaragoza player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market21 Aug 2028
Nicolás Gallardo comes home
The shirt still fits. Nicolás Gallardo is back at Zaragoza, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
One of those days for Róber
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.17, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Match19 Aug 2028
Zaragoza get the job done against Granada
A 2‑1 win over Granada, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Pau Sans in the eights
A performance of 8.85 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for Adrián Liso
- Boardroom Zaragoza board go back on their word
- Squad No hiding place for Juan Sebastián