The Platense Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Martín Mazza arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Martín Mazza has, at Platense, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Martín Mazza is a Platense player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Platense
Mateo Álvarez and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Platense
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Junior Pastorino was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Leonardo Viera joins the Platense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leonardo Viera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Platense promote Jorge Da Silva from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jorge Da Silva has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Platense promote Pablo Gomez from within
- Squad Adrián da Fonte is a square peg at Platense
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Diego Bértola