Rodrigo Acuña

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22 May 2027
Saturday
Process
31 Edition

The Gimnasia y Esgrima Herald

1 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Valentino Torrente hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Gimnasia y Esgrima can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Milton Álvarez

There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Match

5 matches without a win for Gimnasia y Esgrima

The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Gimnasia y Esgrima are no longer polite ones.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Juan Pablo Córdoba

“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.

Match

Gimnasia y Esgrima and Estudiantes take a point apiece

It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad

Mauro Cachi 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.

In brief

Back issues
27 Edition

The Gimnasia y Esgrima Herald

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Valentino Torrente hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Gimnasia y Esgrima can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Gimnasia y Esgrima lose Milton Álvarez

15 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Hugo Soria

“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.

In brief

20 Edition

The Gimnasia y Esgrima Herald

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

David Gallardo hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Gimnasia y Esgrima can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Rodrigo Acuña signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rodrigo Acuña commits to Gimnasia y Esgrima for another 3 years.

Squad

Somebody is after Guillermo Cosaro’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Guillermo Cosaro suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Gimnasia y Esgrima have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Squad

Hugo Soria 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.

Market

Valentino Torrente joins Gimnasia y Esgrima on a free

No fee and no drama: Valentino Torrente has signed at Gimnasia y Esgrima, and the wage bill is the only line that moved.

Squad

Cristian Menéndez keeps his manager's vote

The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Cristian Menéndez plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.

In brief

19 Edition

The Gimnasia y Esgrima Herald

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Emiliano Endrizzi asks to leave Gimnasia y Esgrima

“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.

Squad

Rodrigo Acuña stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Rodrigo Acuña and Gimnasia y Esgrima agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Claudio Pombo out for 14 days

The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Claudio Pombo, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Octavio Bianchi 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 Gimnasia y Esgrima, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

Matías Szpigiel is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Gimnasia y Esgrima has been clear about where Matías Szpigiel stands, which is more than many ever get.

Squad

Guillermo Cosaro has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Guillermo Cosaro keeps the shirt for now, at Gimnasia y Esgrima's convenience rather than his own.

In brief