The Depor Courier
Squad25 Jan 2027
Gabriel Eraso says Depor 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.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Mauricio Liñán runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 26. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Depor
David Agudelo 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
Graduation day at Depor
3 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Yayo 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Alfredo Santos steps up from the Depor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alfredo Santos 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
Depor promote Andres Uribe from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andres Uribe 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
David Borja steps up from the Depor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Borja 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
Depor share the spoils with Barranquilla
A 2‑2 draw with Barranquilla leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Boardroom Depor turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad Santiago Saavedra dropped after a run of poor form
- Player ratings Jaider Cortes changes it off the bench