The Estudiantes Chronicle
Market17 Aug 2026
Estudiantes say no — this time
The offer from Vissel Kobe for Ian Vera was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Estudiantes
Rodrigo Melo was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Alejandro Melo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match15 Aug 2026
Franco Fagúndez the difference as Estudiantes beat Colón
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Franco Fagúndez. 1‑0 against Colón, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Estudiantes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Enzo Acosta is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Enzo Acosta
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Enzo Acosta, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Franco Fagúndez
- Squad Franco Fagúndez finally opens his account
- The terraces The stands have heard the Ezequiel Almirón talk too
- Market Lucas Cohen placed on the list