The Carabobo Herald
Market22 Jan 2029
Jonathan Bilbao puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Carabobo, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
José Rondón: 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.” Carabobo have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
Edson Tortolero frozen out at Carabobo
This is not rotation. Edson Tortolero has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Carabobo is pretending otherwise.
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
Graduation day at Carabobo
8 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.
Transfer targets22 Jan 2029
Carabobo rebuffed over Marco Bustillo
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Monagas have kept their man, and Carabobo go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Words exchanged at Carabobo
Norman Rodríguez 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Carabobo promote David Martinez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Salomon Casseres steps up from the Carabobo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Salomon Casseres 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Juan Cordova steps up from the Carabobo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Cordova 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.
In brief
- Match Carabobo get the job done against Academia Puerto Cabello
- Squad A row about effort at Carabobo
- Player ratings One of those days for Exon Arzú