The Monagas Sentinel
Match23 Jan 2027
Gleiker Mendoza leads the rout of Ureña
3‑0, and Gleiker Mendoza took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Monagas tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Gleiker Mendoza scores twice — 8.94
Two goals and a mark of 8.94 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Elvis Perlaza: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Monagas have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Monagas
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Transfer targets25 Jan 2027
Monagas rebuffed over Ian Vera
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Estudiantes have kept their man, and Monagas go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Monagas
Joyce Ossa 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.
The terraces25 Jan 2027
Monagas supporters have found a favourite in Branco Salinardi
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 19-year-old it feels ownership of. Branco Salinardi has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Luis Gonzalez joins the Monagas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Gonzalez 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
One of our own: Junior Martinez joins the Monagas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Junior Martinez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Monagas promote David Osorio from within
- Market Monagas promote Jose Herrera from within
- Squad Words at Monagas training over how hard people work