The Mar de Fondo Chronicle
The terraces28 Aug 2028
The mood at Mar de Fondo has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Squad28 Aug 2028
A fracture rules Diego Ugarte out for 22 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Mar de Fondo will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Boardroom28 Aug 2028
The scrutiny sharpens at Mar de Fondo
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Mar de Fondo is running low.
Squad28 Aug 2028
Words exchanged at Mar de Fondo
Cristian Toledo 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.
The dugout28 Aug 2028
Renzo Barbieri 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 Renzo Barbieri is on it.
Market28 Aug 2028
Michel Castro placed on the list
Mar de Fondo have made Michel Castro available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- Squad Germán Cabrera has settled at Mar de Fondo
- Squad Germán Cabrera back in training