The Deportivo Riestra Courier
Squad1 May 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Samuel Portillo
146 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Deportivo Riestra lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match29 Apr 2028
No end in sight to Deportivo Riestra's wait for a win
11 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Deportivo Riestra has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad1 May 2028
Iván López keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Deportivo Riestra may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad1 May 2028
Jonathan Herrera 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 Deportivo Riestra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match29 Apr 2028
3 matches without a goal for Deportivo Riestra
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Squad1 May 2028
Rodrigo Sayavedra 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.
Loan watch1 May 2028
Joaquín Bonnin: I did not sign for Deportivo Riestra to play for other people
“Every summer it is another club, another set of team-mates, another manager to convince. I have done all that. Now I want a pre-season at Deportivo Riestra and a proper look at me.” He remains Nautico’s player until the spell runs out — but the argument is with the club that owns him.
Player ratings1 May 2028
Leonardo Landriel runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match29 Apr 2028
Point won or two lost for Deportivo Riestra?
Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Almirante Brown? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.
In brief
- Player ratings Miguel Barbieri was immovable
- Market Miguel Mellado runs his contract down
- Player ratings Alexander Díaz ran the game