From our football correspondent
Crisis
Boardroom8 Nov 2027
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
Market8 Nov 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Squad8 Nov 2027
55 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Boardroom8 Nov 2027
Mitre counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Mitre now.
Squad8 Nov 2027
18 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Loan watch8 Nov 2027
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Mitre, and 5 appearances in 45 say he has earned the hearing.
Market8 Nov 2027
The name of Rodrigo González keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Mitre say nothing, which says plenty.
Market8 Nov 2027
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Luciano Jachfe may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Squad8 Nov 2027
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mitre, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Crisis
Market11 Oct 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Squad11 Oct 2027
The medical room confirms 84 days on the sidelines for Juan Alessandroni, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Boardroom11 Oct 2027
Mitre counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Mitre now.
Loan watch11 Oct 2027
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Mitre, and 5 appearances in 41 say he has earned the hearing.
Market11 Oct 2027
The name of Rodrigo González keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Mitre say nothing, which says plenty.
Market11 Oct 2027
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Luciano Jachfe may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Crisis
Match11 Sep 2027
12 matches without a win for Mitre
The run now stands at 12, and the questions being asked around Mitre are no longer polite ones.
Market13 Sep 2027
Daniel Abello hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Squad13 Sep 2027
The medical room confirms 112 days on the sidelines for Juan Alessandroni, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Boardroom13 Sep 2027
Mitre counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Mitre now.
Match11 Sep 2027
San Martín SJ left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Loan watch13 Sep 2027
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Mitre, and 5 appearances in 37 say he has earned the hearing.
Squad13 Sep 2027
A season average of 7.30 with 1 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Squad13 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Joaquín Ledesma
“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.
Market13 Sep 2027
The name of Rodrigo González keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Mitre say nothing, which says plenty.
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Uneasy
Match14 Aug 2027
8 matches without a win for Mitre
The run now stands at 8, and the questions being asked around Mitre are no longer polite ones.
Market16 Aug 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Squad16 Aug 2027
143 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad16 Aug 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Loan watch16 Aug 2027
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Mitre, and 5 appearances in 33 say he has earned the hearing.
Match14 Aug 2027
2-2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Boardroom16 Aug 2027
Mitre counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Mitre now.
Squad16 Aug 2027
A booking nobody needed, on a night the game was already won. Mitre lose a player for the most avoidable reason there is.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Brian Mieres 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.
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Crisis
Market19 Jul 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Match17 Jul 2027
4 matches without a win for Mitre
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Mitre are no longer polite ones.
Squad19 Jul 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match17 Jul 2027
0-1 to Estudiantes, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Loan watch19 Jul 2027
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Mitre, and 5 appearances in 29 say he has earned the hearing.
Boardroom19 Jul 2027
Mitre counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Mitre now.
Squad19 Jul 2027
Marcos Machado knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mitre, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market19 Jul 2027
The name of Rodrigo González keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Mitre say nothing, which says plenty.
Market19 Jul 2027
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Luciano Jachfe may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Uneasy
Market21 Jun 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Match19 Jun 2027
Talleres made Mitre work for it, but the scoreboard read 2-1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad21 Jun 2027
A season average of 7.33 with 5 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Loan watch21 Jun 2027
“I did not go to Central Espanol to sit and watch. I want to come back to Mitre and fight for my place.” 4 appearances in 25 matches say the rest.
Boardroom21 Jun 2027
Mitre counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Mitre now.
Squad21 Jun 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad21 Jun 2027
Iván Antunes 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.
Market21 Jun 2027
The name of Rodrigo González keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Mitre say nothing, which says plenty.
Market21 Jun 2027
Mitre have made Brian Mieres available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
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Uneasy
Market24 May 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad24 May 2027
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Loan watch24 May 2027
“I did not go to Central Espanol to sit and watch. I want to come back to Mitre and fight for my place.” 4 appearances in 21 matches say the rest.
Match22 May 2027
It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Boardroom24 May 2027
Mitre counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Mitre now.
Squad24 May 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad24 May 2027
Marcos Machado knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mitre, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market24 May 2027
The name of Rodrigo González keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Mitre say nothing, which says plenty.
The terraces24 May 2027
Everybody has an opinion about Luciano Jachfe
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
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Uneasy
Match21 Apr 2027
The cup run ends for Mitre
1-1 against San Lorenzo, and the road stops here. Cup exits are quick deaths — no second leg, no next week, just the league from now until May.
Squad26 Apr 2027
1 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
Market26 Apr 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match24 Apr 2027
No end in sight to Mitre's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Mitre has to find a result from somewhere.
Match24 Apr 2027
A bad afternoon for Mitre against San Telmo
1-2 to San Telmo, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad26 Apr 2027
Iván Antunes gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Loan watch26 Apr 2027
“I did not go to Central Espanol to sit and watch. I want to come back to Mitre and fight for my place.” 2 appearances in 17 matches say the rest.
Boardroom26 Apr 2027
Mitre counting the cost
The accounts make uncomfortable reading. Wages first and ambition second is the order of business at Mitre now.
Squad26 Apr 2027
“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.
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Uneasy
Squad29 Mar 2027
Nahuel Reyes: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Central Espanol have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Rodolfo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match27 Mar 2027
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. La Luz defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
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Crisis
Market29 Mar 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Match27 Mar 2027
Chacarita Juniors left with the points after a 2-3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad29 Mar 2027
The manager makes an example of Franco Ferrari
“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.
Loan watch29 Mar 2027
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Mitre, and 2 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
Boardroom29 Mar 2027
The numbers do not look good at Mitre
Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Brian Mieres knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Mitre, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market29 Mar 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Mitre know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad29 Mar 2027
At 38 he has made the position his own, and the man he took it from has to find something to say about it. Mitre have a decision that made itself.
Market29 Mar 2027
Mitre have made Tiago Ferreyra available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
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Steady
Market1 Mar 2027
Brian Mieres hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match27 Feb 2027
Defensores made Mitre work for it, but the scoreboard read 2-1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad1 Mar 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Loan watch1 Mar 2027
“I did not go to Central Espanol to sit and watch. I want to come back to Mitre and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.
Boardroom1 Mar 2027
The numbers do not look good at Mitre
Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.
Squad1 Mar 2027
João Gabriel 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 Mar 2027
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Mitre have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Market1 Mar 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Mitre know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Uneasy
Market1 Feb 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Squad1 Feb 2027
The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Alan López, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Market1 Feb 2027
The name of Gastón Unrein has come up in conversations Mitre were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad1 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of Matías Batule
“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.
Market1 Feb 2027
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Loan watch1 Feb 2027
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Mitre, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
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Steady
Market28 Dec 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market28 Dec 2026
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Central Espanol have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad28 Dec 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Facundo Morales commits to Central Espanol for another 4 years.
Boardroom28 Dec 2026
276% of the income goes out in wages at Central Espanol
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Squad28 Dec 2026
The medical room confirms 29 days on the sidelines for Facundo Yocco, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad28 Dec 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
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Uneasy
Squad21 Dec 2026
60 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Market21 Dec 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market21 Dec 2026
Banfield are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Mitre will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Market21 Dec 2026
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Mitre have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad21 Dec 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Matías Batule and Mitre agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad21 Dec 2026
The manager makes an example of Matías Batule
“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.
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Uneasy
Market23 Nov 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market23 Nov 2026
1 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Mitre money.
Market23 Nov 2026
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Franco Ferrari may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Uneasy
Market12 Oct 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Squad12 Oct 2026
“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.
Market12 Oct 2026
Still no signature from Enzo Avaro
3 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Mitre could get for him.
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Uneasy
Market5 Oct 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Mitre can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom5 Oct 2026
Wages eat 1395% of everything Mitre earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Boardroom5 Oct 2026
Mitre are $2.7M in the red
The borrowing is past what the bank agreed, which is the line where a debt stops being how football is financed and starts being a problem. Every phone-in in this town will quote the figure for the next five years.
Squad5 Oct 2026
Nahuel Reyes gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad5 Oct 2026
The captaincy has been taken off Ignacio Pietrobono. Mitre will call it a decision about the team; a dressing room reads it as a verdict on a man.
Squad5 Oct 2026
The captaincy goes to Rodrigo González. It is not a job that wins matches, but a dressing room always notices who is given it.