The Valladolid Sentinel
Match2 Nov 2027
Pablo Cabrera sends Valladolid through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Pablo Cabrera obliged against Huesca. 3‑2 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Valladolid.
Match2 Nov 2027
Pablo Cabrera wins it after the whistle should have gone
124 minutes played. Pablo Cabrera found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and Huesca went from a point to nothing inside one movement.
Player ratings8 Nov 2027
No sign of nerves from Robin van Duiven at 21 — 7.68
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Robin van Duiven did not need any: 7.68, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
The dugout8 Nov 2027
No hiding place for César Palacios
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to César Palacios, and the manager let it.
The terraces8 Nov 2027
Valladolid supporters have found a favourite in César Palacios
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. César Palacios 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.
Match6 Nov 2027
Juanmi Latasa sends Valladolid past Oviedo
It finished 1‑0, and it was Juanmi Latasa’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Valladolid.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Words at Valladolid training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Guille Bueno 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.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Abdoul Kialy Koné wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Valladolid know it.
The dugout8 Nov 2027
The manager has not finished forgetting Iván Alejo's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
In brief
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Juanmi Latasa
- Squad Juanmi Latasa named in the team of the month
- The dugout Jaime Suárez: “That is the standard”