The Cartagena Sentinel
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Ezequiel Almirón
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Cartagena
Pablo De Blasis 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.
Squad23 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Cartagena
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alejandro Pozo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad23 Nov 2026
José Ramírez out for 15 days
The medical room confirms 15 days on the sidelines for José Ramírez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Match21 Nov 2026
Cartagena refuse to lose to Alcorcón
A point taken on 91 minutes is worth exactly one point and considerably more than that to a dressing room. This side does not stop, which is a reputation worth more than the result.
Player ratings23 Nov 2026
Yanis Rahmani was the difference for Cartagena
Marked 7.88. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
Match21 Nov 2026
Honours even between Cartagena and Alcorcón
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Half-satisfied: Jaime Lozano on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 1‑1, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
A promise honoured for Gastón Novero
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Cartagena told Gastón Novero something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
In brief
- The dugout Cartagena pick somebody else ahead of Chirri
- Looking ahead A reunion for Alejandro Pozo
- The dugout Diego Martínez gets picked when it counts