The Audax Italiano Chronicle
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tomás Ahumada keeps Audax Italiano in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Nicolás Orellana: 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.” Audax Italiano have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match13 Feb 2027
Audax Italiano cannot stop winning
4 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Marcelo Ortiz goes up and wins it — 7.58
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.58 for the rest of it.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Santiago Flores goes up and wins it — 7.31
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.31 for the rest of it.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Audax Italiano
Damián Pizarro 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.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
1 academy graduates step up at Audax Italiano
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.
Match13 Feb 2027
Santiago Flores the difference as Audax Italiano beat Coquimbo Unido
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Santiago Flores. 3‑2 against Coquimbo Unido, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Match13 Feb 2027
Audax Italiano are at home on the road
3 straight away victories. Sides that win away are usually sides that can defend and can counter, and the table has begun to reflect what those journeys have earned.
In brief
- Market Benjamin Vargas steps up from the Audax Italiano academy
- Squad Words at Audax Italiano training over how hard people work
- Boardroom Audax Italiano are making the ground bigger