The Deportivo Tachira Gazette
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Óscar Hernández was immovable
34 times he got in the way of something. Centre-halves get written about when they make mistakes and ignored when they do not, so an afternoon like this needs saying out loud: he is the reason the scoreline reads as it does.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Deportivo Tachira
Delvin Alfonzo 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 Deportivo Tachira
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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Deportivo Tachira promote Diego Moreno from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Diego Moreno 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
Deportivo Tachira promote Roberto Rondon from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Roberto Rondon 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
One of our own: Darwin Casseres joins the Deportivo Tachira first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Darwin Casseres is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2027
Deportivo Tachira promote Miguel Martinez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Miguel Martinez 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.
Match23 Jan 2027
Deportivo Tachira see off Zulia
Three points for Deportivo Tachira, 1‑0 the final word against Zulia in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
The afternoon belonged to Guillermo Fratta
A mark of 7.86, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Agustín Pérez
- Boardroom Deportivo Tachira turn down the training-ground plan
- Player ratings Adalberto Peñaranda runs at them all day