The Atletico Venezuela Sentinel
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
A brace, and Alejandro Ramirez takes the afternoon — 8.52
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Alejandro Ramirez provided it, and the 8.52 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Johan Lopez 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 Atletico Venezuela this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match22 Jan 2028
Mineros de Guayana take the points off Atletico Venezuela
Beaten 3‑4, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Match22 Jan 2028
Nobody could stop scoring
7 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Atletico Venezuela and Mineros de Guayana in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Atletico Venezuela
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.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Words at Atletico Venezuela training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Carlos Casseres 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Atletico Venezuela promote Jose Otero from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jose Otero 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Atletico Venezuela promote Roberto Rosales from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Roberto Rosales 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Luis Rincon joins the Atletico Venezuela first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis 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
- Market Atletico Venezuela promote Salomon Rincon from within
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Diego Gonzalez
- Squad Costly mistake from Salomon Machis