The Cienciano Herald
Squad8 Feb 2027
10 saves: Gonzalo Falcón was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 10 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Santiago Arias breaks a bone — 23 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 23 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Transfer targets8 Feb 2027
No thanks: Vitinho rejects the move
Cienciano had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Corinthians, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
3 academy graduates step up at Cienciano
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.
Transfer targets8 Feb 2027
Door shut on Franco Tassitani
Cienciano asked and San Telmo said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market8 Feb 2027
Luis Flores steps up from the Cienciano academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luis Flores 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Gabriel Carrillo joins the Cienciano first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gabriel Carrillo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
Cienciano promote Paolo Ruidiaz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Paolo Ruidiaz 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.
Match6 Feb 2027
Cienciano come up short against Alianza Atletico
Alianza Atletico left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad Words at Cienciano training over how hard people work
- The dugout Andre Garces: “No excuses”
- Squad Fabricio Pérez has had enough of the bench