The Gimnasia La Plata Gazette
Market3 Aug 2026
Gimnasia La Plata turn down Orlando City for Ivo Mammini
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Ignacio Fernández stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ignacio Fernández and Gimnasia La Plata agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Ignacio Fernández 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 Gimnasia La Plata this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Nicolás Barros Schelotto runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad3 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Marcelo Torres
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Marcelo Torres, and the manager let it.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
A defender's afternoon for Renzo Giampaoli
Defensive actions: 20. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Market3 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Gimnasia La Plata and Nelson Insfrán
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Gimnasia La Plata, another week without a signature from Nelson Insfrán.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Ignacio Miramón takes the honours
Marked 7.64 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Gimnasia La Plata had the best player on the pitch.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Nelson Insfrán knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Nelson Insfrán trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
In brief
- Market The clock runs on Augusto Max's contract
- Match Point won or two lost for Gimnasia La Plata?
- Player ratings Ivo Mammini keeps on missing