Tomás Olase

Defensive Midfielder - Penarol
2 Dec 2026
Wednesday
Process

Marked for Tomás Olase

14 Edition

The Penarol Chronicle

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

The dugout

Nahuel Herrera says Penarol went back on their word

“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.

The dugout

A promise honoured for Sebastián Britos

It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Penarol told Sebastián Britos something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.

Squad

Tomás Olase 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 Penarol this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

A row about effort at Penarol

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matías González was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout

Diego Laxalt 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 Diego Laxalt is on it.

The dugout

Leonardo Fernández 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
7 Edition

The Penarol Chronicle

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Abel Hernández wins it after the whistle should have gone

90 minutes played. Abel Hernández found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and Cerro Largo went from a point to nothing inside one movement.

Player ratings

Vintage Abel Hernández — 7.96

At 36 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 7.96, and nobody on the pitch better.

Match

8 unbeaten for Penarol

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 8 matches without defeat is a foundation Penarol did not have in the autumn.

Match

Abel Hernández sends Penarol past Cerro Largo

It finished 1‑0, and it was Abel Hernández’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Penarol.

Player ratings

Leonardo Fernández was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 18. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Squad

A row about effort at Penarol

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jesús Trindade was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad

A falling-out at Penarol

Tomás Olase and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout

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.” Emiliano Rios kept it short after the 1‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.

Looking ahead

Tiago Glattli goes back to face Plaza Colonia

Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Tiago Glattli’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Penarol needing him to play as if none of it matters.

In brief