The Nacional Sentinel
Market24 Aug 2026
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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
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 dugout24 Aug 2026
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.
Market24 Aug 2026
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.
Market24 Aug 2026
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
- Market The Matías Almeida story refuses to die
- Squad The training reports on Carlos Espínola are not good
- The dugout The manager comes out for Fabrizio Jara
- Squad Tobías Sanabria is training like a man with a point to make