Brian Olivera

Goalkeeper - Racing
30 Aug 2026
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Marked for Brian Olivera

3 Edition

The Racing Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match12 Aug 2026

Racing through in the cup

A 2‑1 win over San Martín de Burzaco, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.

Squad17 Aug 2026

A one-man rearguard from Brian Olivera

There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

Lautaro Ávila, 19, steals the show — 7.67

Marked 7.67 at 19, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

Martín Albarracín pops up at the right end — 7.77

7.77, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Racing

Pablo Chavarría 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.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

Luciano Viano was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 22. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

The terraces17 Aug 2026

The crowd has taken to Lautaro Ávila

At 19 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

Squad17 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Racing

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Marcio Gómez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout17 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Sergio González

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sergio González, and the manager let it.

In brief

Back issues
2 Edition

The Racing Courier

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad10 Aug 2026

8 saves: Brian Olivera was the team

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 8 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.

Market10 Aug 2026

Birzebbuga St. Peter's come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Racing did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad10 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Racing

Pablo Chavarría and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad10 Aug 2026

A row about effort at Racing

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ricardo Centurión was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout10 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Abel Bustos

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Abel Bustos, and the manager let it.

Market10 Aug 2026

One of our own: Matías Méndez joins the Racing first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matías Méndez 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

Benicio Bruno steps up from the Racing academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benicio Bruno has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market10 Aug 2026

Lucas Blanco steps up from the Racing academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lucas Blanco has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Match8 Aug 2026

Racing come up short against All Boys

All Boys left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

In brief

1 Edition

The Racing Courier

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad3 Aug 2026

Pablo Chavarría stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Pablo Chavarría and Racing agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Racing

Pablo Chavarría 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.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Ricardo Centurión falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout3 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Brian Olivera

“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.

Match1 Aug 2026

Almagro take the points off Racing

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Market3 Aug 2026

24 months and counting on Ricardo Centurión

Still no offer on the table, and Ricardo Centurión’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Too much change too quickly at Racing

27 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.

The dugout3 Aug 2026

Cristian Sosa faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Cristian Sosa after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

Market3 Aug 2026

Gonzalo Robles is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Racing has been clear about where Gonzalo Robles stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief