The Sportivo Ameliano Gazette
Match8 May 2027
Sportivo Ameliano leave it late against Guarani de Fram
Ninety minutes of very little, and then everything at once. The winner arrived in the 89th, and Guarani de Fram spent what remained of the match appealing to the referee rather than chasing the ball.
Player ratings10 May 2027
Up for the corner, and Adrián Portillo delivers — 7.18
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Adrián Portillo scored, was marked 7.18, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Squad10 May 2027
Fabricio Oviedo 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 Sportivo Ameliano this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces10 May 2027
Sportivo Ameliano supporters have found a favourite in Santiago Sosa Yung
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Santiago Sosa Yung 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.
Market10 May 2027
Juan Acosta steps up from the Sportivo Ameliano academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Acosta 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.
Market10 May 2027
One of our own: Edgar Lopez joins the Sportivo Ameliano first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Edgar Lopez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 May 2027
No hiding place for Junior Pineda
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Junior Pineda, and the manager let it.
Match8 May 2027
Sportivo Ameliano get the job done against Guarani de Fram
A 1‑0 win over Guarani de Fram, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad10 May 2027
Words at Sportivo Ameliano training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alcides Ávalos is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Luis Olmedo
- The dugout Hugo Enciso: “That is the standard”
- The dugout Luis Olmedo gets picked when it counts