The Magallanes Post
Squad14 Feb 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for José Cantillana
16 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Magallanes lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Nicolás Mancilla: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Magallanes have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market14 Feb 2028
Only the photograph left for Pedro Ríos
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Pedro Ríos will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Magallanes the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Martín García 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 Magallanes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Magallanes
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match12 Feb 2028
Magallanes come up short against San Marcos de Arica
San Marcos de Arica left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market14 Feb 2028
Magallanes promote Erick Diaz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Erick Diaz 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Ivan Mena steps up from the Magallanes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Mena 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
One of our own: Tomas Sanchez joins the Magallanes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tomas Sanchez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout Martín García gets it from the manager
- Squad Magallanes lose Arturo Maripan
- Squad Words at Magallanes training over how hard people work