Marcelo Ríos

Central Midfielder - Nacional
19 Sep 2026
Saturday
Process

Marked for Marcelo Ríos

4 Edition

The Nacional Sentinel

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Nacional may not be able to give Josué Colmán what he wants

It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Josué Colmán wants continental football; whether Nacional can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.

Squad

Tempers go at Nacional

Santiago Rojas 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.

Squad

A row about effort at Nacional

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matías Almeida was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout

Carlos Espínola gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Carlos Espínola is on it.

Market

Still no signature from Lucas González

4 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Nacional could get for him.

Market

Marcelo Ríos placed on the list

Nacional have made Marcelo Ríos available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief