The Deportes Temuco Sentinel
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Salvador Rixner keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Deportes Temuco may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Age has not caught Mario Larenas yet — 8.02
At 35 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 8.02 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Market14 Feb 2028
Emiliano Zacca puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Deportes Temuco, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Salvador Rixner is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Yerko Urra 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 Deportes Temuco this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Deportes Temuco
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market14 Feb 2028
Deportes Temuco promote Gary Pulgar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gary Pulgar 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Deportes Temuco promote Ivan Pulgar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Pulgar 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Daniel Suazo steps up from the Deportes Temuco academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Suazo 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 Mario Larenas the difference as Deportes Temuco beat Curicó Unido
- Squad Mario Larenas falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom A promise the Deportes Temuco board did not keep