The Deportes Copiapó Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Gonzalo Jara arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Gonzalo Jara has, at Deportes Copiapó, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Federico Marcucci due for a Deportes Copiapó medical
Everything agreed with another club, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Deportes Copiapó
Lautaro Palacios and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
As if he never left: Sebastián Espinoza returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Sebastián Espinoza is a Deportes Copiapó player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Market10 Aug 2026
Deportes Copiapó promote Claudio Sanchez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Claudio Sanchez 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
Deportes Copiapó promote Rodrigo Suazo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rodrigo Suazo 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
Jean Meneses steps up from the Deportes Copiapó academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jean Meneses 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The formation has left Sebastián Espinoza behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Deportes Copiapó will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Benjamin Suazo was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Deportes Copiapó dressing room was either.
In brief
- The dugout Sebastián Espinoza dropped after a run of poor form
- Match Deportes Copiapó draw a blank against Deportes Recoleta
- Looking ahead Iván Ledezma goes back to face Deportes Santa Cruz