The Union La Calera Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
6 saves: Nicolás Avellaneda was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
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
Union La Calera promote Erick Mena from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Erick Mena 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
One of our own: Jorge Castillo joins the Union La Calera first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jorge Castillo 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
Union La Calera promote Carlos Pulgar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Carlos Pulgar 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
Union La Calera promote Felipe Valencia from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Felipe Valencia 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.
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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Union La Calera are still strangers to each other
14 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Christopher Díaz was the difference for Union La Calera
Marked 7.59. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Nicolás Ferreyra
- Squad Matías Campos López finally opens his account