The Caracas Herald
Squad24 Jan 2028
The knee: Isaías Franco out for 46 days
46 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Caracas lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout24 Jan 2028
Ronnie Rolandi keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Caracas may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad24 Jan 2028
Words exchanged at Caracas
Frankarlos Benítez 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.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Caracas
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
Francisco Maidana 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
Caracas promote Sergio Cordova from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sergio Cordova 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Miguel Herrera steps up from the Caracas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Miguel Herrera 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
David Rincon steps up from the Caracas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Rincon 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.
Market24 Jan 2028
Jose Rosales steps up from the Caracas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jose Rosales 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
- Match Caracas find a way past Anzoátegui
- The dugout The manager has not finished forgetting Christian Larotonda's mistake
- Player ratings Jeriel De Santis stands above it all