The Depor Courier
Match22 Jan 2028
At last: Depor win one
21 matches without a win, and then this, against Barranquilla. Relief is a strange noise in a football ground and it was the only noise at the end.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Depor
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Transfer targets24 Jan 2028
Thiago Mastrolorenzo due for a Depor medical
Everything agreed with La Equidad, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Julián Velázquez stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Julián Velázquez and Depor agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets24 Jan 2028
No deal for Carlos Sanchez at that price
Depor offered $440.0K; Valledupar said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Depor
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.
Match22 Jan 2028
Ronaldo Royero sends Depor past Barranquilla
It finished 2‑1, and it was Ronaldo Royero’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Depor.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Yovany 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 Depor this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces24 Jan 2028
Depor supporters have found a favourite in Ronaldo Royero
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Ronaldo Royero has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Market Depor promote Alejandro Gomez from within
- Market One of our own: Victor Palacios joins the Depor first team
- Market One of our own: Pablo Mina joins the Depor first team