The Colon Sentinel
Squad31 Aug 2026
Agustín Olavarría stands alone
10 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.
Match26 Aug 2026
Lucas Suárez sends Colon through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Lucas Suárez obliged against Liverpool Montevideo. 2‑1 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Colon.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Colon
Leandro Méndez 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.
The terraces31 Aug 2026
One of their own: Ignacio Milans
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Andrés 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Colon are still strangers to each other
19 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
The view from the dugout
“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Alejandro Gimenez, on a 2‑1 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words at Colon training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Agustín de Armas 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
No place in the plan for Leandro Méndez
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- The dugout Nahuel Marzochi has become a man the manager trusts
- Player ratings Ignacio Milans beats them one at a time
- Player ratings Maximiliano Ohaco ran the game