The General Diaz Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Diego Betancourth asks to leave General Diaz
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Reinaldo Benítez in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at General Diaz this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at General Diaz
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Hugo Flores was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Hugo Cardozo joins the General Diaz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hugo Cardozo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
General Diaz promote Federico Acosta from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Federico Acosta has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Jorge Peralta joins the General Diaz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jorge Peralta is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad No place for Cristian López in the new shape
- Squad 12 new faces, and General Diaz are still learning each other
- The dugout The manager comes out for Diego Betancourth