The River Plate Gazette
Squad2 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at River Plate
Carlos Rodríguez 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.
Squad2 Nov 2026
A row about effort at River Plate
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Yonatan Irrazábal was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Santiago Mier
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Santiago Mier, and the manager let it.
Squad2 Nov 2026
A step back for Santiago Romero at River Plate
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
Market2 Nov 2026
River Plate and Lautaro Pertusatti are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market2 Nov 2026
River Plate buy the years ahead of Joel Abraham
He is 20, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Santiago Mier wants out of the dugout
“I did not sign to watch. Nobody does.” The oldest complaint in the game, and River Plate will have to answer it with minutes or with a move.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Matías Mansilla knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Matías Mansilla trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
A door opens for Maximiliano Burruzo
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Market River Plate put Carlos Muela up for sale
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Yonatan Irrazábal