The Fortaleza CEIF Herald
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Andrés Amaya runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 32. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad25 Jan 2027
A muscle injury sidelines Andrés Arroyo for 16 days
Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Fortaleza CEIF will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Fortaleza CEIF
Andrés Arroyo 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.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Fortaleza CEIF
5 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Yesid Díaz falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market25 Jan 2027
Fortaleza CEIF promote Rafael Arias from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rafael Arias 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Fortaleza CEIF promote Sergio Mina from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Mina 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Fortaleza CEIF promote Alfredo Duque from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alfredo Duque 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Duvan Castillo steps up from the Fortaleza CEIF academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Duvan Castillo 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
- Squad The manager makes an example of Jhon Balanta
- Boardroom 91% of the income goes out in wages at Fortaleza CEIF
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Fortaleza CEIF