The Barracas Central Gazette
Squad23 Aug 2027
Juan Espínola stands alone
7 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.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Barracas Central to lose David Ojeda for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. David Ojeda has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Manuel Duarte 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 Barracas Central this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
No hiding place for Gastón Campi
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gastón Campi, and the manager let it.
Match21 Aug 2027
Barracas Central come up short against Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Nobody could get near Manuel Duarte
Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A row about effort at Barracas Central
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alex Juárez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
The view from the dugout
“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 0‑1 defeat, delivered by Benicio Marino to a room that had heard them before.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Gonzalo Morales has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Barracas Central will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
In brief
- Market Juan Pablo Insúa told to find a new club
- Loan watch Iván Guaraz keeps scoring at Fenix
- The dugout Gastón Campi left out for tactical reasons at Barracas Central