The Central Espanol Gazette
Match19 Aug 2026
The small margins put Central Espanol out
Out, 1‑2 to Liverpool Montevideo, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Rodrigo Muníz runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 31. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Central Espanol
Máximo Alonso 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Central Espanol training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marcos Montiel 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.
Market24 Aug 2026
Ignacio Gonella moves on
Kauno Zalgiris pay $48.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Máximo Alonso 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.
In brief
- Squad Ignacio Rodríguez left out for tactical reasons at Central Espanol
- Market Central Espanol put Federico Chaparro up for sale
- Player ratings The referee tires of César