The Mineros de Guayana Courier
Squad25 Jan 2027
A one-man rearguard from Miguel Silva
There were 11 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Tomás Zamora says Mineros de Guayana went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Jesús Cortéz runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad25 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Mineros de Guayana
Johan Osorio and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
Graduation day at Mineros de Guayana
4 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Words at Mineros de Guayana training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luis Savarino is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Junior Castillo joins the Mineros de Guayana first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Junior Castillo 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
David Arango steps up from the Mineros de Guayana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Arango 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Roberto Murillo steps up from the Mineros de Guayana academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Murillo 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
- Market Mineros de Guayana promote Miguel Arango from within
- Squad 8 new faces, and Mineros de Guayana are still learning each other
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Luis Terán