The Valledupar Post
Squad24 Jan 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Jorge Rodriguez
54 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Valledupar lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match22 Jan 2028
Nowhere to hide for Valledupar
1‑5 against Alianza Petrolera, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad24 Jan 2028
A one-man rearguard from Yulián Montaño
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Alexánder Licona: 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.” Valledupar have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Words exchanged at Valledupar
James Torres and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match22 Jan 2028
Rodrigo Viana among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Rodrigo Viana on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Valledupar and Alianza Petrolera.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Valledupar
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Pablo Ramirez 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
James Restrepo steps up from the Valledupar academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. James Restrepo 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.
In brief
- Market Valledupar promote Johan Murillo from within
- Market Valledupar promote Gabriel Restrepo from within
- Market One of our own: Nicolas Diaz joins the Valledupar first team