The Juan Aurich Courier
Match12 Aug 2026
Juan Aurich march on in the cup
Cienciano are out and Juan Aurich go through, 3‑1 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Carlos Fernández
Marked 8.29 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad17 Aug 2026
The formation has left César Medina behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Juan Aurich will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
Market17 Aug 2026
Juan Aurich and Mario Tajima are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Juan Aurich
Joaquín Carranza and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Ronaldo Alguedas runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Nelson Callens kept it short after the 3‑1 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
No place in the plan for Juan Morales
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Alexis Torres has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Juan Aurich will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
In brief
- Squad Ronaldo Alguedas scores his first for Juan Aurich
- Squad Carlos Fernández finally opens his account
- The terraces They were still singing at the end