The Colo-Colo Chronicle
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Both of them Dilan Godoy's — 8.71
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.71, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Cristian Aranguiz says Colo-Colo went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Colo-Colo
6 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.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Víctor Felipe Méndez 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.
Match12 Feb 2028
Colo-Colo see off Deportes Limache
Three points for Colo-Colo, 2‑1 the final word against Deportes Limache in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces14 Feb 2028
One of their own: Dilan Godoy
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market14 Feb 2028
Guillermo Castillo steps up from the Colo-Colo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Guillermo Castillo 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
One of our own: Daniel Bravo joins the Colo-Colo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Bravo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Feb 2028
Colo-Colo promote Erick Diaz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Erick Diaz 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 One of our own: Benjamin Valencia joins the Colo-Colo first team
- Player ratings Matías Fernández ran the middle of the pitch — 7.85
- Boardroom A promise the Colo-Colo board did not keep