The Patriotas Chronicle
The terraces7 Aug 2028
The mood at Patriotas has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Market7 Aug 2028
Juan Cataldi 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 The request is on a desk at Patriotas, and it is not being withdrawn.
Boardroom7 Aug 2028
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Patriotas
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Squad7 Aug 2028
Esteban Burgos stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Esteban Burgos and Patriotas agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad7 Aug 2028
Words exchanged at Patriotas
Juan Cataldi and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad7 Aug 2028
Juan José Hurtado 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.
Transfer targets7 Aug 2028
Door shut on Miller Bacca
Patriotas asked and Junior said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market7 Aug 2028
Patriotas promote Hector Ospina from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Hector Ospina 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.
Market7 Aug 2028
Edwin Gomez steps up from the Patriotas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Edwin Gomez 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.
In brief
- Market Victor Cordoba steps up from the Patriotas academy
- Transfer targets Deadline beats Patriotas to Jeimar Ibargüen
- Squad Kevin Balanta needs a bigger stage