The Deportes Quindio Sentinel
Squad11 Jan 2027
Bryan Urueña falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
Door shut on Leandro Quiroz
Deportes Quindio asked and Godoy Cruz said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market11 Jan 2027
Deportes Quindio promote Fabian Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Fabian Ramirez 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
Cristian Mejia steps up from the Deportes Quindio academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristian Mejia 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
Deportes Quindio promote David Sinisterra from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Sinisterra 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
One of our own: Pablo Palacios joins the Deportes Quindio first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pablo Palacios is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout11 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Andrés Carabalí
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Andrés Carabalí, and the manager let it.
The dugout11 Jan 2027
Carlos Robles asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Jannenson Sarmiento has outgrown this division
There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. Deportes Quindio know it, and so does everybody who watches him.
In brief
- Squad Luis Mena wants to know why he earns less
- Squad Crhistian Baquero is not doing himself any favours
- The dugout The manager comes out for Andrés Tello