The Zamora Gazette
Player ratings26 Apr 2027
Lautaro Gutiérrez, 21, steals the show — 8.18
Marked 8.18 at 21, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
Hermes Rodríguez: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Zamora have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad26 Apr 2027
A row about effort at Zamora
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Anthonys Matos was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Zamora
Antony Trujillo 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.
The terraces26 Apr 2027
One of their own: Lautaro Gutiérrez
He is 21 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.
Match24 Apr 2027
Zamora see off Portuguesa
Three points for Zamora, 1‑0 the final word against Portuguesa in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Erickson Gallardo reaches 200 appearances
200 games in the shirt. Nobody sets out to build a record like that; it happens to a certain kind of player at a certain kind of club, and this town knows what it has.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Marco Bustillo
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match26 Apr 2027
The half-term report on Zamora
Position 6, 19 points, and every result so far reduced to one line. The second half of the season starts with the same squad and a different set of expectations.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Erickson Gallardo
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Zamora keep their word to Cristian Díaz