The Universidad de Concepcion Chronicle
Squad10 May 2027
Gonzalo Siri stands alone
7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad10 May 2027
Tempers go at Universidad de Concepcion
Miguel Barbieri was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 May 2027
Universidad de Concepcion promote Nicolas Mena from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nicolas Mena 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.
Market10 May 2027
Universidad de Concepcion promote Guillermo Mena from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Guillermo Mena 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.
Squad10 May 2027
Miguel Barbieri makes it 200
200 times in these colours, in all weathers and under four or five different managers. That kind of service is quietly disappearing from the game.
Squad10 May 2027
Words at Universidad de Concepcion training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jorge Espejo 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.
The dugout10 May 2027
Iam González gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout10 May 2027
Jean Isla on the point
“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Jean Isla after the 0‑0 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.
The dugout10 May 2027
Moisés González is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
In brief
- Match Universidad de Concepcion draw a blank against Cobresal
- Player ratings Moisés González never got going
- The dugout Iam González has become a man the manager trusts