Marked for Gianfranco Baier
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market20 Sep 2027
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings20 Sep 2027
Two goals and a mark of 8.38 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad20 Sep 2027
Tempers go at Güemes
Santiago Sala 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.
Match18 Sep 2027
It finished 4‑3, and it was Juan Mendoza’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Güemes.
Match18 Sep 2027
7 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Güemes and Colegiales in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Match18 Sep 2027
At last: Güemes win one
6 matches without a win, and then this, against Colegiales. Relief is a strange noise in a football ground and it was the only noise at the end.
Squad20 Sep 2027
A row about effort at Güemes
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Milton Gerez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings20 Sep 2027
Marked 7.39 on 10 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Player ratings20 Sep 2027
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.07, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
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Crisis
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Tomás Palleres: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Güemes have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match28 Aug 2027
The wait goes on for Güemes
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad30 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Güemes
Leandro Finochietto and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match28 Aug 2027
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad30 Aug 2027
Milton Gerez 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.
Player ratings30 Aug 2027
Gianfranco Baier did the work nobody counts — 6.77
10 combined actions and 6.77. The job he did is the one that shows up as other people looking good, and the only reliable way to notice it is to watch what happens on the afternoons he is missing.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Jorge Morales after 1‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
The dugout30 Aug 2027
Facundo Rizzi asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market30 Aug 2027
Tomás Palleres is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Güemes has been clear about where Tomás Palleres stands, which is more than many ever get.
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Crisis
Squad17 May 2027
Exequiel Banegas damages knee ligaments — 95 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 95 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad17 May 2027
David Veliz 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 Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match15 May 2027
Colegiales left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 May 2027
Milton Gerez 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.
Boardroom17 May 2027
Wages eat 118% of everything Güemes earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
The dugout17 May 2027
The manager makes an example of Óscar Vanegas
“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.
The dugout17 May 2027
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Jorge Morales after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
The dugout17 May 2027
The manager has not finished forgetting Gianfranco Baier's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Looking ahead17 May 2027
The leaders are next for Güemes
Atlanta top the table and they are coming into view. Nothing to lose, which is what every manager says before losing.
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Steady
Squad26 Apr 2027
Exequiel Banegas damages knee ligaments — 116 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 116 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Player ratings26 Apr 2027
Gianfranco Baier ran the middle of the pitch — 7.26
He won it back and then made something of it, which is two jobs and the reason the scoreline looks the way it does. 21 combined actions and a mark of 7.26, and not one of them will make a highlights package.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Güemes may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Güemes
Leandro Finochietto 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.
Squad26 Apr 2027
A row about effort at Güemes
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Milton Gerez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings26 Apr 2027
David Veliz was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.04. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Match24 Apr 2027
2‑2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Player ratings26 Apr 2027
1 error, one goal, and a night in front of the same three seconds. He will see it tonight, tomorrow and probably in February, and everybody who has played knows exactly which frame he keeps stopping on.
The dugout26 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Franco Bergés
“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.
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Steady
The dugout12 Apr 2027
Franco Bergés: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Güemes have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Market12 Apr 2027
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad12 Apr 2027
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Milton Gerez 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.
Player ratings12 Apr 2027
Gianfranco Baier was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.16. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Match10 Apr 2027
No time for San Martín to settle
The goal that put San Martín ahead was still being replayed on the concourse when Güemes equalised, 2 minutes later. Leads are only worth what you do with them.
Player ratings12 Apr 2027
Milton Gerez beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
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Steady
Match3 Apr 2027
The 2-goal deficit was real and so was the recovery. Gianfranco Baier was at the centre of it, Quilmes were at the end of it, and everybody who left early will hear about this one for years.
Player ratings5 Apr 2027
A brace, and Gianfranco Baier takes the afternoon — 8.42
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Gianfranco Baier provided it, and the 8.42 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Market5 Apr 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Güemes can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings5 Apr 2027
A defender's goal wins it for Güemes — 7.56
1 for Maico Quiroz, marked 7.56, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Squad5 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Güemes
Fernando Godoy and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match3 Apr 2027
A 3‑2 win over Quilmes, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad5 Apr 2027
A row about effort at Güemes
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Milton Gerez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout5 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Gastón Espósito
“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.
The dugout5 Apr 2027
The manager’s verdict
“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Jorge Morales kept it short after the 3‑2 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.
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Steady
Match20 Feb 2027
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 4‑0 against Maipú, and it could have been more.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
A brace, and Santiago Sala takes the afternoon — 8.46
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Santiago Sala provided it, and the 8.46 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Güemes
Leandro Finochietto 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 ratings22 Feb 2027
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.67, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Match20 Feb 2027
Güemes settle it inside twenty minutes
2 goals before the ground had finished arriving. Maipú spent the rest of the afternoon playing a match that had already been decided, and everybody in the stadium knew it.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Marked 8.00 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of David Veliz
“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.
Boardroom22 Feb 2027
105% of the income goes out in wages at Güemes
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Gastón Espósito 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.
In brief
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The dugout
The manager’s verdict
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Looking ahead
The leaders are next for Güemes
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Player ratings
David Veliz runs at them all day
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Squad15 Feb 2027
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match13 Feb 2027
0‑1 to Ferro Carril Oeste, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Words at Güemes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gastón Espósito is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Tomás Galván gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Franco Bergés gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Franco Bergés is on it.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Facundo Rizzi knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Güemes, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market15 Feb 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Güemes know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Successful dribbles: 10. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
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Uneasy
Squad18 Jan 2027
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Milton Gerez 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 dugout18 Jan 2027
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Axel Tévez, and the manager let it.
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Uneasy
Squad30 Nov 2026
14 days out for Fernando Godoy after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Güemes will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Squad30 Nov 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Marcos Lange
23 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Güemes lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Güemes
Leandro Finochietto 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.
Boardroom30 Nov 2026
187% of the income goes out in wages at Güemes
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Words at Güemes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Santiago Farrera is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
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Uneasy
Squad19 Oct 2026
56 days out for Fernando Godoy after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Güemes will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Match17 Oct 2026
No end in sight to Güemes's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Güemes has to find a result from somewhere.
Market19 Oct 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Güemes, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Güemes — 7.93
1 for Gianfranco Baier, marked 7.93, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Squad19 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Güemes
Leandro Finochietto and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad19 Oct 2026
It happens to all of them and it is still the hardest paragraph a local paper has to write. 38 years old, 3 points down on where he was, and a body that has started charging interest on a career.
Match17 Oct 2026
Güemes caught on 92 minutes
The board was up, the win was priced in, and then San Martín scored. There is no worse minute to concede in and the ground emptied in the silence that follows one.
Match17 Oct 2026
It finished 1‑1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
In brief
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Player ratings
David Veliz runs at them all day
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The dugout
Santiago Sala knocks on the manager's door
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The dugout
The view from the dugout
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Steady
Squad31 Aug 2026
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match29 Aug 2026
Tristán Suárez left with the points after a 2‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Güemes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gastón Espósito is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 2‑3, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Ninety specific minutes wanted a different sort of player, and the manager picked one. He is not out of form and he is not in the side, and both are true.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Santiago Farrera has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Güemes will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Half an hour was enough for David Veliz
He came on with the match going nowhere and left it settled. Güemes had the right man on the bench, and for once the timing was right too.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Milton Gerez beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 8. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.