The Caracas Herald
Squad23 Jan 2040
A fracture rules Miguel Vegas out for 15 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Caracas will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Boardroom23 Jan 2040
A new deal for Juan Rosales
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Squad23 Jan 2040
Tempers go at Caracas
Gabriel Vega 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.
Boardroom23 Jan 2040
Graduation day at Caracas
12 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market23 Jan 2040
One of our own: Juan Cordova joins the Caracas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Cordova is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Jan 2040
Caracas promote Roberto Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Roberto Ramirez 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.
Market23 Jan 2040
Caracas promote Junior Machis from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Junior Machis 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.
Market23 Jan 2040
One of our own: Alejandro Martinez joins the Caracas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alejandro Martinez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match21 Jan 2040
João Alencar the difference as Caracas beat Estudiantes de Caracas
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: João Alencar. 1‑0 against Estudiantes de Caracas, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for João Alencar
- Player ratings Maximiliano Soria in the eights
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger