The Once Caldas Sentinel
Squad25 Jan 2038
José Gragera breaks a bone — 67 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 67 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Player ratings25 Jan 2038
Fabián Suárez Chalares, 33, rolls back the years — 8.66
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.66 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Squad25 Jan 2038
Fabián Suárez Chalares in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Once Caldas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom25 Jan 2038
16 academy players handed senior numbers at Once Caldas
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad25 Jan 2038
No hiding place for Luis Palacios
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Luis Palacios, and the manager let it.
Match23 Jan 2038
Fabián Suárez Chalares sends Once Caldas past Universitario Popayan
It finished 2‑1, and it was Fabián Suárez Chalares’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Once Caldas.
Market25 Jan 2038
One of our own: James Bacca joins the Once Caldas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. James Bacca is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market25 Jan 2038
Once Caldas promote Mateo Muriel from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mateo Muriel 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.
Market25 Jan 2038
Ivan Ramirez steps up from the Once Caldas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Ramirez 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 Once Caldas promote Miguel Caicedo from within
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Ivo Visona at his very best
- Squad Words at Once Caldas training over how hard people work