The America de Cali Sentinel
Player ratings18 Oct 2027
Valentín Depietri beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 36. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Yeison Moreno keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” America de Cali may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Words at America de Cali training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luis Quiñones is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market18 Oct 2027
America de Cali promote Camilo Giraldo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Camilo Giraldo 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.
Market18 Oct 2027
Rafael Borja steps up from the America de Cali academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rafael 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.
Market18 Oct 2027
America de Cali promote Ivan Arias from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Arias 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.
Market18 Oct 2027
One of our own: Daniel Caicedo joins the America de Cali first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Caicedo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match16 Oct 2027
Late, late show earns America de Cali a point
Minute 91, against Santa Fe, and a goal that felt like a win to everybody who had stayed. It was a draw. Nobody leaving the ground will describe it as one.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Marlon Torres gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Match Honours even between America de Cali and Santa Fe
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Ivan Rangel on the draw
- The dugout Lucas Rodríguez does not fit this one