The Veracruz Courier
Match24 Oct 2026
10 matches without a win for Veracruz
The run now stands at 10, and the questions being asked around Veracruz are no longer polite ones.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
No sign of nerves from Jeinner Fuentes at 21 — 7.72
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Jeinner Fuentes did not need any: 7.72, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad26 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Veracruz
Angel Guardado and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The terraces26 Oct 2026
The crowd has taken to Jeinner Fuentes
At 21 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Veracruz training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luis Herrera 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.
Match24 Oct 2026
No time for Tijuana to settle
The goal that put Tijuana ahead was still being replayed on the concourse when Veracruz equalised, 2 minutes later. Leads are only worth what you do with them.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Jesús Isijara stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jesús Isijara and Veracruz agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Match24 Oct 2026
Veracruz share the spoils with Tijuana
A 1‑1 draw with Tijuana leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Jose Ramirez was not hiding it after 1‑1, and nobody in the Veracruz dressing room was either.
In brief
- Squad No place for Rafael Baca in the new shape
- Market Jesús Isijara brings the grey hairs Veracruz lacked
- Market Veracruz bring in an old head