The Danubio Chronicle
Squad29 Mar 2027
Tomás Cavanagh: 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.” Danubio have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match27 Mar 2027
A bad afternoon for Danubio against Artigas
2‑3 to Artigas, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Words at Danubio training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Emiliano Velázquez 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.
Squad29 Mar 2027
No hiding place for Emiliano Velázquez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Emiliano Velázquez, and the manager let it.
Boardroom29 Mar 2027
Doors closed at Danubio
The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Danubio
Lucas Díaz 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 ratings29 Mar 2027
Maicol Ferreira runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 13. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings29 Mar 2027
Juan Ignacio Dupont could not find anything
5.39. Every footballer has these and most of them happen away from a full ground; his did not, and he will be aware of that all week.
Player ratings29 Mar 2027
Facundo Saravia could not find anything
5.49. Every footballer has these and most of them happen away from a full ground; his did not, and he will be aware of that all week.
In brief
- Player ratings Juan Pérez could not find anything
- Market Lucas Díaz placed on the list