The Defensores Post
Market28 Dec 2026
Juan de Tomaso asks to leave Defensores
“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.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Words exchanged at Defensores
Agustín Benítez and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad28 Dec 2026
A row about effort at Defensores
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Patricio Moyano was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom28 Dec 2026
Wages eat 173% of everything Defensores earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
The dugout28 Dec 2026
Ian Pérez 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.
The dugout28 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Juan Pablo Ibáñez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Juan Pablo Ibáñez, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market The Patricio Moyano story refuses to die
- Squad Ignacio Gutiérrez has seen what the next man earns
- Market Tomás Amato placed on the list
- Squad The training reports on Maximiliano Jofre are not good