The Depor Courier
Squad24 Jan 2028
Tempers go at Depor
Jhonier Alomía 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.
Boardroom24 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Depor
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.
Match22 Jan 2028
Depor find a way past Universitario Popayan
Universitario Popayan made Depor work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The terraces24 Jan 2028
The crowd has taken to André
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market24 Jan 2028
Francisco Falcao steps up from the Depor academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Francisco Falcao 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
Depor promote Mateo Borja from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mateo Borja 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
Depor promote Brian Sinisterra from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Brian Sinisterra 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
Depor promote Gustavo Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gustavo Ramirez 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.
Player ratings24 Jan 2028
Carlos Cabezas runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Squad Yovany García falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Depor turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad A Depor teenager takes the young player award