The Belgrano Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
A hiding for Belgrano
Beaten 0‑4 by Rosario Central, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Manuel Vicentini stands alone
7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Market10 Aug 2026
Francisco González Metilli is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Belgrano is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Francisco González Metilli has agreed to leave Belgrano for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Lucas Passerini stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Lucas Passerini and Belgrano agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Belgrano
Franco Vázquez 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Nicolás Fernández
“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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Matías Daniele attracts admirers
The name of Matías Daniele has come up in conversations Belgrano were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Adrián Sánchez was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 18. 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Nobody left the Belgrano dressing room in a hurry
- Squad A row about effort at Belgrano
- The dugout Martín Costa faces the questions