The Leones Gazette
Squad22 Jan 2029
A fracture rules Felipe Gómez out for 40 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Leones will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Player ratings22 Jan 2029
The game went through Leyner Palacios — 7.43
Marked 7.43 on 20 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
Jerónimo Echeverri: 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.” Leones have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match20 Jan 2029
8 unbeaten for Leones
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 8 matches without defeat is a foundation Leones did not have in the autumn.
Market22 Jan 2029
Only the photograph left for Jeimar Ibargüen
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Jeimar Ibargüen will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Leones the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Boardroom22 Jan 2029
5 academy graduates step up at Leones
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.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Edmilson Herazo falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market22 Jan 2029
David Cordoba steps up from the Leones academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Cordoba 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.
Market22 Jan 2029
Jefferson Palacios steps up from the Leones academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jefferson Palacios 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 David Murillo steps up from the Leones academy
- Squad Appearance number 100 for Leyner Palacios
- Boardroom Leones let a promise lapse