The Independiente Rivadavia Gazette
Squad18 Aug 2036
A falling-out at Independiente Rivadavia
Mathías de Ritis and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad18 Aug 2036
A row about effort at Independiente Rivadavia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matías Villa was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout18 Aug 2036
The manager makes an example of Arthur Chaves
“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.
Match16 Aug 2036
Godoy Cruz take the points off Independiente Rivadavia
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings18 Aug 2036
Milton Cantero runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings18 Aug 2036
The afternoon belonged to Matías Córdoba
A mark of 7.70, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
The dugout18 Aug 2036
Interim Coach: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 1‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
Squad18 Aug 2036
The formation has left Bruno Juncos behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Independiente Rivadavia will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
Market18 Aug 2036
Experience through the door at Independiente Rivadavia
Facundo Lando arrives at 36 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
In brief
- Market Independiente Rivadavia bring in an old head
- Looking ahead Matías Córdoba faces his old club
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Ezequiel Naya