The Deportes Tolima Courier
Squad24 Jan 2028
Guillermo Celis damages knee ligaments — 63 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 63 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 terraces24 Jan 2028
Supporters organise against the Deportes Tolima board
A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
William Dávila says Deportes Tolima 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.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
4 academy players handed senior numbers at Deportes Tolima
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.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
Adrián Parra beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 20. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Transfer targets24 Jan 2028
Door shut on Matías Daniele
Deportes Tolima asked and Racing Club said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market24 Jan 2028
Manuel Santos steps up from the Deportes Tolima academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Manuel Santos 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
Deportes Tolima promote Nicolas Gonzalez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicolas Gonzalez 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
One of our own: Alfredo Cuadrado joins the Deportes Tolima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alfredo Cuadrado is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Edwin Rios joins the Deportes Tolima first team
- Squad 200 appearances for Jáder Valencia
- Player ratings One of those days for Facundo Waller