The Real Frontera Courier
Market10 Aug 2026
Sergio Avellaneda has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Real Frontera they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Jhonatan Restrepo, 21, steals the show — 7.63
Marked 7.63 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Sergio Avellaneda signs for Deportivo Tachira while still at Real Frontera
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Sergio Avellaneda has agreed terms with Deportivo Tachira for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Real Frontera
Josmar Zambrano 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Daniel Padilla will join Real Frontera for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Daniel Padilla has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Real Frontera have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Real Frontera supporters have found a favourite in Jhonatan Restrepo
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Jhonatan Restrepo 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Juan Rosales joins the Real Frontera first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Rosales is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Roberto Rosales joins the Real Frontera first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Roberto Rosales is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Francisco Rincon joins the Real Frontera first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Francisco Rincon is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Real Frontera see off Héroes de Falcón
- Player ratings Esteban Martínez did the work nobody counts — 6.78
- Squad Fabián Castillo needs a bigger stage