The Universidad de Chile Gazette
Market3 Aug 2026
Universidad de Chile may not be able to give Javier Altamirano what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Javier Altamirano wants continental football; whether Universidad de Chile can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Charles Aránguiz stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Charles Aránguiz and Universidad de Chile agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Universidad de Chile
Juan Martín Lucero and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Eduardo Vargas retires from international football
“120 caps. I have loved every one, and it is somebody else’s turn.” At 36 he has stepped away from his country and is going nowhere at Universidad de Chile.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Universidad de Chile
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Israel Poblete was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market3 Aug 2026
36 months and counting on Israel Poblete
Still no offer on the table, and Israel Poblete’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Octavio Rivero was the difference for Universidad de Chile
Marked 7.76. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
Match1 Aug 2026
Honours even between Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Concepcion
1‑1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Francisco Valdes on the point
“A point is a point and I will take it, but we should have had all three.” Francisco Valdes after the 1‑1 draw, and the sentence every manager in the country said at some stage this weekend.
In brief
- Market Experience through the door at Universidad de Chile
- Player ratings The one thing Eduardo Vargas could not do
- The dugout Fabián Hormazábal left out for tactical reasons at Universidad de Chile