The Trujillanos Sentinel
Market11 Jan 2027
So close: José Rivas Gamboa’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Deportivo Tachira moved on, José Rivas Gamboa reports back to Trujillanos, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad11 Jan 2027
A row about effort at Trujillanos
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kevin González was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
Door shut on Pablo Ortiz
Trujillanos asked and Chacarita Juniors said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Time is catching up with Ismael Páez
Everybody at Trujillanos saw it before anybody said it, which is how this always goes. At 35 the decline is real and measurable — 3 points — and the only question left is how the club handles somebody it owes a great deal to.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Trujillanos
Brayan Morales 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
Cristian Rosales steps up from the Trujillanos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristian Rosales 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
Jose Gonzalez steps up from the Trujillanos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jose Gonzalez 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
One of our own: Daniel Arango joins the Trujillanos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Arango is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout11 Jan 2027
Fabián Chaverra asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Osnel García
- Squad Conrado Ibarra needs a bigger stage