The Fortaleza CEIF Herald
Squad2 Aug 2027
A move Eduardo Sepúlveda would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Eduardo Sepúlveda is living that version at Fortaleza CEIF, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market2 Aug 2027
Fortaleza CEIF may not be able to give Santiago Cuero what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Santiago Cuero wants continental football; whether Fortaleza CEIF can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad2 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Fortaleza CEIF
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Andrés Arroyo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market2 Aug 2027
One of our own: Alfredo Hernandez joins the Fortaleza CEIF first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alfredo Hernandez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market2 Aug 2027
Fortaleza CEIF promote Sergio Santos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Santos 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.
Market2 Aug 2027
Fortaleza CEIF promote Richard Mina from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Richard Mina 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.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Valentín Delfino stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Valentín Delfino and Fortaleza CEIF agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Loan watch2 Aug 2027
Abraham Ortíz counts the days
“I watch every Fortaleza CEIF game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Deportivo Cali runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Boardroom2 Aug 2027
The numbers do not look good at Fortaleza CEIF
Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Valentín Delfino behind
- The dugout Teun Wilke Braams gets picked when it counts
- The dugout A door opens for Michael Barragán