The Barranquilla Gazette
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Nobody could get near Jhon Navia
Successful dribbles: 40. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Barranquilla
José Luis Caicedo 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.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
5 academy graduates step up at Barranquilla
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market25 Jan 2027
One of our own: Richard Lemos joins the Barranquilla first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Richard Lemos 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
One of our own: Manuel Ospina joins the Barranquilla first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Manuel Ospina 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
One of our own: Daniel Moreno joins the Barranquilla first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Moreno 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
Gabriel Barrios steps up from the Barranquilla academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gabriel Barrios 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.
Match23 Jan 2027
A bad afternoon for Barranquilla against Depor
0‑1 to Depor, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑1 Victor Lemos left the room before anybody could ask which.
In brief
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Barranquilla
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Javier Ortíz
- Squad Diego Mendoza speaks, and the room listens