The Aguilas Doradas Gazette
Match20 Jan 2029
The wait goes on for Aguilas Doradas
18 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Match20 Jan 2029
The goals have deserted Aguilas Doradas
10 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Aguilas Doradas can tell you which week it ends in.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Hernán Lópes breaks a bone — 19 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 19 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Iván Arboleda 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 Aguilas Doradas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Aguilas Doradas
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market22 Jan 2029
One of our own: Kevin Duque joins the Aguilas Doradas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kevin Duque is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market22 Jan 2029
David Caicedo steps up from the Aguilas Doradas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Caicedo 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
One of our own: Alfredo Giraldo joins the Aguilas Doradas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alfredo Giraldo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market22 Jan 2029
Mateo Rios steps up from the Aguilas Doradas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mateo Rios 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
- Squad Iván Arboleda has become a man the manager trusts
- Squad Johan Hinestroza asks for a word with the manager
- Match No goals between Aguilas Doradas and Junior