The San Marcos de Arica Gazette
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Bairon Monroy runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Cristóbal Guerra: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” San Marcos de Arica have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match12 Feb 2028
The wait goes on for San Marcos de Arica
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Tempers go at San Marcos de Arica
Bairon Monroy 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.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
5 academy graduates step up at San Marcos de Arica
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.
Match12 Feb 2028
Whatever happens, San Marcos de Arica do not lose
6 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
No hiding place for Jaime Carreño
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Jaime Carreño, and the manager let it.
Market14 Feb 2028
San Marcos de Arica promote Sebastian Sanchez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sebastian Sanchez 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Ivan Nunez steps up from the San Marcos de Arica academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Nunez 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.
In brief
- Market San Marcos de Arica promote Cristian Vargas from within
- Market San Marcos de Arica promote Alexis Davila from within
- Squad Words at San Marcos de Arica training over how hard people work