The Union Magdalena Herald
Match1 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Union Magdalena
1‑4 against Deportivo Pereira, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Víctor Cabezas signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Víctor Cabezas commits to Union Magdalena for another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Union Magdalena
José Mercado 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.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Union Magdalena dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Market3 Aug 2026
49 months and counting on Víctor Cabezas
Still no offer on the table, and Víctor Cabezas’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Union Magdalena are still strangers to each other
10 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Alejandro Lopez faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Alejandro Lopez after 1‑4, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Jhoan Pinto beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 15. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Daniel Mera 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.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Union Magdalena and Cristian Iguarán
- Squad Nicolás Torres falls out with a teammate over standards
- Looking ahead Víctor Cabezas faces his old club