The Union Espanola Gazette
Squad2 Aug 2027
Julio Fierro decides it from twelve yards
2 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
Match28 Jul 2027
Union Espanola bow out of the cup
Cobreloa go through and Union Espanola go home, 0‑0 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Match31 Jul 2027
The run at home goes on for Union Espanola
16 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Words exchanged at Union Espanola
Pablo Aránguiz 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.
Transfer targets2 Aug 2027
Independiente Rivadavia tell Union Espanola: Sebastián Marfort is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The terraces2 Aug 2027
Union Espanola supporters have found a favourite in Juan Figueroa
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Juan Figueroa 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.
Market2 Aug 2027
Jean Isla steps up from the Union Espanola academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jean Isla 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.
Market2 Aug 2027
One of our own: Juan Sanchez joins the Union Espanola first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Sanchez 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
Union Espanola promote Erick Bravo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Erick Bravo 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.
In brief
- Market Erick Sanchez steps up from the Union Espanola academy
- Match Juan Figueroa the difference as Union Espanola beat Magallanes
- Squad César Munder falls out with a teammate over standards