The Zamora Gazette
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
Erickson Gallardo was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 37. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Isaí Valladares says Zamora 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.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Tempers go at Zamora
Erickson Gallardo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market24 Jan 2028
Keiber Roa comes home
The shirt still fits. Keiber Roa is back at Zamora, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Zamora
5 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.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Words at Zamora training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Anthonys Matos 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
Alejandro Castillo steps up from the Zamora academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alejandro Castillo 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Victor Castillo steps up from the Zamora academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Victor Castillo 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Carlos Gonzalez joins the Zamora first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Gonzalez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Boardroom Zamora let a promise lapse
- Squad Zamora are still strangers to each other
- Player ratings Óscar Vanegas takes the honours