Marked for Mateo Martínez
From our football correspondent
Upbeat
Player ratings1 May 2028
Defensive actions: 27. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Squad1 May 2028
Juan Moreno 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 Cerro Largo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings1 May 2028
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings1 May 2028
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.58, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Match29 Apr 2028
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Fernando Mimbacas. 1‑0 against Miramar Misiones, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings1 May 2028
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.55, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Squad1 May 2028
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Matías Fracchia, and the manager let it.
Squad1 May 2028
“The easiest signature of my career.” Diego Daguerre and Cerro Largo agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The terraces1 May 2028
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Back issues
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Uneasy
Market20 Dec 2027
“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.
Market20 Dec 2027
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market20 Dec 2027
The fee is $660.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Deportivo Maldonado drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Squad20 Dec 2027
Juan Moreno 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 Cerro Largo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad20 Dec 2027
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mateo Monserrat, and the manager let it.
Squad20 Dec 2027
He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Cerro Largo has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.
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Uneasy
Squad22 Nov 2027
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Cerro Largo have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad22 Nov 2027
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Cerro Largo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad22 Nov 2027
The medical room confirms 57 days on the sidelines for Borys Barone, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
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Crisis
Market16 Aug 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Cerro Largo can pretend not to have heard.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Gabriel Chocobar: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Cerro Largo have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings16 Aug 2027
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad16 Aug 2027
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Cerro Largo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad16 Aug 2027
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Juan Moreno, and the manager let it.
Match14 Aug 2027
Plaza Colonia left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A season average of 7.22 with 4 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
The terraces16 Aug 2027
The spotlight tightens on Juan Moreno
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Player ratings16 Aug 2027
Shots: 12, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.
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Steady
Match28 Jul 2027
A 3‑1 win over River Plate, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Match2 Aug 2027
24 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Player ratings2 Aug 2027
Successful dribbles: 30. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market2 Aug 2027
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Cerro Largo, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad2 Aug 2027
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Juan Moreno 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 Cerro Largo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings2 Aug 2027
Marked 9.16 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad2 Aug 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match31 Jul 2027
Albion left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
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Uneasy
Market12 Jul 2027
“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.
Player ratings12 Jul 2027
Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match10 Jul 2027
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Market12 Jul 2027
The paperwork is done: Mateo Martínez joins from Wanderers in a deal worth $240.0K. Now comes the harder part.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Juan Moreno 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.
Squad12 Jul 2027
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Fernando Mimbacas, and the manager let it.
Squad12 Jul 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Paulo Lima commits to Cerro Largo for another 1 years.
Player ratings12 Jul 2027
The afternoon belonged to Kevin Rolón
A mark of 7.76, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Another clean sheet for Juan Moreno
8 shut-outs and counting. Goalkeepers are only noticed when they fail, and Juan Moreno has given nobody the chance.
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Upbeat
Market12 Jul 2027
“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.
Market12 Jul 2027
The chase for Felipe Álvarez ended with $850.0K changing hands and Racing out of reasons to say no. The supporters will judge the fee the only way that matters: on Saturdays.
Squad12 Jul 2027
José Alberti 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.
Market12 Jul 2027
Cerro Largo paid $240.0K and Wanderers took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
Player ratings12 Jul 2027
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.23, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Match10 Jul 2027
It finished 1‑0, and it was Facundo Labandeira’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Wanderers.
Squad12 Jul 2027
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Esteban Crucci commits to Wanderers for another 4 years.
Squad12 Jul 2027
A season average of 7.33 with 6 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Player ratings12 Jul 2027
Defensive actions: 17, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.
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Steady
Squad21 Dec 2026
José Alberti 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.
Market21 Dec 2026
The paperwork is done: Diago Fernández joins from Fenix in a deal worth $77.0K. Now comes the harder part.
Market21 Dec 2026
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Mateo Martínez has his answer from Wanderers; what he does with it is the next window’s story.