The Junior Chronicle
Market3 Aug 2026
Cristian Barrios hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Junior can pretend not to have heard.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Yimmi Chará signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Yimmi Chará commits to Junior for another 2 years.
Match1 Aug 2026
America de Cali take the points off Junior
Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Yeison Suárez gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Jeffersson Martínez's contract
24 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Costly mistake from Mauro Silveira
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Mauro Silveira knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Junior and Teo Gutiérrez
- Squad Jermein Peña asks for a word with the manager