The Estudiantes Gazette
Market1 Feb 2027
Marcelo Olivera puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Estudiantes, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
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Squad1 Feb 2027
A falling-out at Estudiantes
Gabriel Alanís and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Gonzalo Maffini stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Gonzalo Maffini and Estudiantes agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad1 Feb 2027
A row about effort at Estudiantes
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Martín Garnerone was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
Gabriel Alanís asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Gonzalo Maffini loses the armband
The captaincy has been taken off Gonzalo Maffini. Estudiantes will call it a decision about the team; a dressing room reads it as a verdict on a man.
Looking ahead1 Feb 2027
Gabriel Alanís faces his old club
Huracán next, and one man in the Estudiantes dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.
Market1 Feb 2027
The Martín Garnerone story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Martín Garnerone signs something — a contract at Estudiantes or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Market The shop window has Lucas González in it
- Looking ahead Estudiantes travel to Huracán
- The dugout Ramiro Bornia keeps his manager's vote