The Estudiantes Gazette
Match1 Aug 2026
Cruel end for Sarmiento as Estudiantes pounce
There is no crueller way to lose a football match. Estudiantes scored in the 90th minute, the restart barely happened, and the away end was still standing when the whistle went.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Gonzalo Maffini: 11 seasons and counting
178 appearances across 11 seasons in one shirt. Careers like that are not built on purpose any more, and Estudiantes know exactly what they have.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Gabriel Alanís signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Gabriel Alanís and Estudiantes agree another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Estudiantes
Alejandro Cabrera and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match1 Aug 2026
Ramiro Bornia the difference as Estudiantes beat Sarmiento
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Ramiro Bornia. 2‑1 against Sarmiento, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Ramiro Bornia
At 21 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Agustín Lastra
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Alejandro Cabrera's contract
24 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Estudiantes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Tomás González 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Mateo Bajamich was the difference for Estudiantes
- The dugout Juan Otero: “That is the standard”
- The dugout Gabriel Alanís asks for a word with the manager