The Tigres Herald
Squad26 Jul 2027
Fernando Gorriarán damages knee ligaments — 18 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 18 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Erick Aguirre keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Tigres may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings26 Jul 2027
Vintage Paulinho — 7.80
At 34 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 7.80, and nobody on the pitch better.
Market26 Jul 2027
Manuel Aguilar puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Tigres, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings26 Jul 2027
The game went through Ramiro Sordo — 7.32
Marked 7.32 on 17 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Words at Tigres training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jesús Angulo 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.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Tigres
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.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Carlos Acevedo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market26 Jul 2027
Sebastian Lozano steps up from the Tigres academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sebastian Lozano 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 Francisco Dos Santos steps up from the Tigres academy
- Market One of our own: Raul Araujo joins the Tigres first team
- Player ratings Erick Aguirre ran the middle of the pitch — 6.80