Gary Mena

Defensive Midfielder - Curicó Unido U20
16 Apr 2036
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482 Edition

The Curicó Unido Herald

22 Oct 2035
From our football correspondent Steady

Market22 Oct 2035

Franco Quijada 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 The request is on a desk at Curicó Unido, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad22 Oct 2035

Tempers go at Curicó Unido

Leandro Moreira was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad22 Oct 2035

Words at Curicó Unido training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Igor Toledo 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.

The dugout22 Oct 2035

No hiding place for Gonzalo Meneses

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gonzalo Meneses, and the manager let it.

Market22 Oct 2035

The clock does Franco Quijada’s negotiating for him

1 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Curicó Unido could ask drops and the wages Franco Quijada can ask rise.

The dugout22 Oct 2035

Alejo Flores has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Curicó Unido will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

In brief

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461 Edition

The Curicó Unido Herald

28 May 2035
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match26 May 2035

The small margins put Curicó Unido out

Out, 0‑1 to Universidad de Chile, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.

Market28 May 2035

Wictinho 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 Curicó Unido can pretend not to have heard.

The dugout28 May 2035

Daniel Oyarzún keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Curicó Unido may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Market28 May 2035

Only the photograph left for Franco Quijada

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Franco Quijada will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Curicó Unido the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Boardroom28 May 2035

Franco Quijada signs for Deportes Limache while still at Curicó Unido

The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Franco Quijada has agreed terms with Deportes Limache for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.

Squad28 May 2035

A falling-out at Curicó Unido

Leandro Moreira and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad28 May 2035

A row about effort at Curicó Unido

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nahuel Dughera was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout28 May 2035

The manager makes an example of Juan Kuverling

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad28 May 2035

Gary Mena out for 35 days

The medical room confirms 35 days on the sidelines for Gary Mena, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

In brief

  • The dugout The view from the dugout
  • The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Joel Abraham
  • Market Still no signature from Nahuel Dughera