The Barranquilla Gazette
Squad26 Feb 2029
Sebastián Guerra decides it from twelve yards
3 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
Match21 Feb 2029
Cup progress for Barranquilla
A 1‑1 win over Junior, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Market26 Feb 2029
Daniel Lemos 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 The request is on a desk at Barranquilla, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad26 Feb 2029
A row about effort at Barranquilla
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Howell Mena was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad26 Feb 2029
Tempers go at Barranquilla
Sebastián Borja 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.
The terraces26 Feb 2029
The crowd has taken to Xavi Ríos
At 23 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.
The dugout26 Feb 2029
Juan Diego Verdeza frozen out at Barranquilla
This is not rotation. Juan Diego Verdeza has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Barranquilla is pretending otherwise.
Match24 Feb 2029
Daniel Castillo the difference as Barranquilla beat Deportivo Pasto
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Daniel Castillo. 1‑0 against Deportivo Pasto, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The dugout26 Feb 2029
No hiding place for Sebastián Caballero
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sebastián Caballero, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Player ratings Santiago Murillo fails from the spot
- Player ratings Orlan Villero was unplayable
- Player ratings Daniel Castillo was the difference for Barranquilla