The Once Caldas Sentinel
Match22 Jan 2028
Once Caldas tear La Equidad apart
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 3‑0 against La Equidad, and it could have been more.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Jordan García: 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.” Once Caldas have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
A brace, and Jáder Quiñónes takes the afternoon — 8.30
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Jáder Quiñónes provided it, and the 8.30 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Market24 Jan 2028
Juan Felipe Castaño is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Once Caldas is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Once Caldas
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Javier Montero joins the Once Caldas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Javier Montero is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Jan 2028
Gabriel Herrera steps up from the Once Caldas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gabriel Herrera 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Carlos Palacios joins the Once Caldas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Palacios is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
A defender's afternoon for Jorge Cardona
Defensive actions: 19. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
In brief
- Player ratings Déiber Caicedo beats them one at a time
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout No place in the plan for Gustavo Sinisterra