The Uruguay Montevideo Courier
Market3 Aug 2026
Agustín Pons asks to leave Uruguay Montevideo
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 28 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Maximiliano Lombardi signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Maximiliano Lombardi commits to Uruguay Montevideo for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mathías Abero 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 Uruguay Montevideo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match1 Aug 2026
Uruguay Montevideo come up short against La Luz
La Luz left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad3 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Andrés Samurio
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Andrés Samurio, and the manager let it.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Maximiliano Viera runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Andrés Samurio's contract
49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Market3 Aug 2026
Uruguay Montevideo and Emiliano García are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
In brief
- Player ratings Sebastián Camacho keeps on missing
- Squad A first senior shirt for Facundo Techera
- Player ratings A day to forget for Benjamín Ilama