The Atletico Bucaramanga Chronicle
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Israel Alba says Atletico Bucaramanga 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
Emerson Batalla was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 29. 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.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
3 academy graduates step up at Atletico Bucaramanga
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.
Transfer targets25 Jan 2027
Door shut on Joaquín Bonnin
Atletico Bucaramanga asked and Deportivo Riestra said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Aldair Quintana
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match23 Jan 2027
Independiente Medellin take the points off Atletico Bucaramanga
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market25 Jan 2027
Atletico Bucaramanga promote Leonardo Gomez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Leonardo Gomez 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
Atletico Bucaramanga promote Javier Garcia from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Javier Garcia 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
One of our own: Santiago Romero joins the Atletico Bucaramanga first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Santiago Romero is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad José García signs on for more
- The dugout The manager has not finished forgetting Jefferson Mena's mistake
- The dugout James Arias: “No excuses”