The Zamora Gazette
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Arlés Flores says Zamora went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom25 Jan 2027
2 academy players handed senior numbers at Zamora
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Nicolás Borsotti in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Zamora this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market25 Jan 2027
Zamora promote Darwin Herrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Darwin Herrera 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.
Market25 Jan 2027
David Gonzalez steps up from the Zamora academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David 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.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Words at Zamora training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Anthonys Matos 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.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
No hiding place for Raudy Guerrero
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Raudy Guerrero, and the manager let it.
Loan watch25 Jan 2027
Isaí Valladares counts the days
“I watch every Zamora game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Héroes de Falcón runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
The dugout25 Jan 2027
Half-satisfied: Victor Ramirez on the draw
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 0‑0, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
In brief
- Boardroom Zamora turn down the training-ground plan
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than César Urpín
- Player ratings Jean Paúl Madera beats them one at a time