The Junior Chronicle
Match12 Aug 2026
Junior through in the cup
A 5‑0 win over Barranquilla, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Both of them Julián Fabregas's — 8.80
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.80, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Both of them Harold Rivera's — 8.27
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.27, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Yohandry Orozco runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 29. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Up for the corner, and Juan David Ríos delivers — 7.76
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Juan David Ríos scored, was marked 7.76, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Match15 Aug 2026
Junior cannot stop winning
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Junior agree a free transfer for Santiago Roa
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Match15 Aug 2026
Junior see off Patriotas
Three points for Junior, 2‑1 the final word against Patriotas in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
One of their own: Julián Fabregas
He is 19 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
In brief
- The dugout Daniel Bocanegra gets it from the manager
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Squad The formation has left Roy Castillo behind