The Athletic Club Chronicle
Squad12 Oct 2026
Johan Osorio 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 Athletic Club this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market12 Oct 2026
Willian Moreira steps up from the Athletic Club academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Willian Moreira 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.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Robert gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad12 Oct 2026
The formation has left Johan Osorio behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Athletic Club will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Gian Franco Cabezas gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Gian Franco Cabezas is on it.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Johan Osorio remains an outsider
A year in and the city has not opened up, the language has not come, and lunch is eaten alone more often than anybody at Athletic Club would admit. It shows on Saturdays.
In brief
- The dugout Agustín Pérez has been promised minutes
- The dugout Vinícius Gomes asks for a word with the manager
- Squad The penny has dropped for Léo Chú
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to Novorizontino