The Independiente Medellin Herald
Market26 Mar 2029
Luis Sandoval hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Independiente Medellin can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings26 Mar 2029
Kevin Tamayo pops up at the right end — 7.94
7.94, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Player ratings26 Mar 2029
Nobody could get near Hayen Palacios
Successful dribbles: 25. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market26 Mar 2029
Only the photograph left for Gastón Gómez
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Gastón Gómez will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Independiente Medellin the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad26 Mar 2029
Camilo Lopez out for 25 days
The medical room confirms 25 days on the sidelines for Camilo Lopez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad26 Mar 2029
A falling-out at Independiente Medellin
Yony González and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match24 Mar 2029
Nobody wins at Independiente Medellin
10 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
Squad26 Mar 2029
A row about effort at Independiente Medellin
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Daniel Londoño was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match24 Mar 2029
Independiente Medellin see off Patriotas
Three points for Independiente Medellin, 1‑0 the final word against Patriotas in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Market Frank Fabra is free to find somewhere else
- Market Luis Escorcia has his eye on Europe
- The dugout The view from the dugout