The Universitario Gazette
Squad7 Feb 2033
A knee injury of the worst kind for José Carabalí
31 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Universitario lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match5 Feb 2033
The wait goes on for Universitario
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad7 Feb 2033
José Carabalí stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” José Carabalí and Universitario agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad7 Feb 2033
Andy Polo 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 Universitario this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom7 Feb 2033
12 academy players handed senior numbers at Universitario
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market7 Feb 2033
One of our own: Jose Callens joins the Universitario first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jose Callens is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2033
Gianluca Yotun steps up from the Universitario academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gianluca Yotun 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.
Market7 Feb 2033
Roberto Valera steps up from the Universitario academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Valera 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.
Market7 Feb 2033
Universitario promote Oscar Trauco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Oscar Trauco 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.
In brief
- Match No time for UTC to settle
- Squad No hiding place for Jimmy Pérez
- Match Honours even between Universitario and UTC