The Iquique Gazette
Player ratings13 Aug 2029
Both of them Jeisson Vargas's — 8.41
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.41, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
The dugout13 Aug 2029
Dylan Arias: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Iquique have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad13 Aug 2029
Tempers go at Iquique
Jeisson Vargas 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.
Squad13 Aug 2029
A row about effort at Iquique
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Cristopher Barrera was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match11 Aug 2029
Iquique see off Cobreloa
Three points for Iquique, 2‑1 the final word against Cobreloa in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market13 Aug 2029
One of our own: Sebastian Montecinos joins the Iquique first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sebastian Montecinos is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market13 Aug 2029
Arturo Medel steps up from the Iquique academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Arturo Medel 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.
Market13 Aug 2029
One of our own: Matias Sierralta joins the Iquique first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matias Sierralta is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market13 Aug 2029
One of our own: Benjamin Mena joins the Iquique first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Benjamin Mena is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Iquique
- Squad Guilherme Nogueira signs a new deal
- The dugout No place for Álvaro Ramos on the big day