The Trujillanos Sentinel
Squad8 Feb 2027
Kevin González falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The terraces8 Feb 2027
The crowd has taken to Conrado Ibarra
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market8 Feb 2027
Trujillanos promote Alejandro Arango from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alejandro Arango 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Trujillanos promote Richard Rosales from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Richard Rosales 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.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Fabián Chaverra
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Fabián Chaverra, and the manager let it.
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Conrado Ibarra takes the honours
Marked 7.42 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Trujillanos had the best player on the pitch.
Squad8 Feb 2027
A place in the month's best eleven for Tabaré Benítez
Four or five weekends of consistency, judged against everybody in the division doing his job. Tabaré Benítez has come out of that comparison in the side, and Trujillanos have had the benefit of every one of those afternoons.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Nicolás Femia is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Richard Gonzalez: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 0‑0 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
In brief
- Player ratings A day to forget for Nicolás Femia
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Osnel García
- Match No goals between Trujillanos and Deportivo Tachira