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96 Edition

The Atlético Tucumán Chronicle

29 May 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market29 May 2028

Braian Mamani asks to leave Atlético Tucumán

“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.

The dugout29 May 2028

Facundo Ovalles says Atlético Tucumán went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad29 May 2028

A falling-out at Atlético Tucumán

Lautaro Godoy and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout29 May 2028

Tomás Jung frozen out at Atlético Tucumán

This is not rotation. Tomás Jung has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Atlético Tucumán is pretending otherwise.

Squad29 May 2028

A row about effort at Atlético Tucumán

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gonzalo Escudero was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Market29 May 2028

The Mateo Bajamich question follows Atlético Tucumán around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Mateo Bajamich’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

The dugout29 May 2028

Luciano Vallejo has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at Atlético Tucumán will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

The dugout29 May 2028

Carlos Abeldaño 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 Atlético Tucumán, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market29 May 2028

The shop window has Mauro Carrizo in it

Atlético Tucumán have let the market know Mauro Carrizo can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.

In brief

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87 Edition

The Atlético Tucumán Chronicle

27 Mar 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market27 Mar 2028

Rodrigo Granillo agrees terms with Los Angeles Football Club

The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Atlético Tucumán people have started saying his name in the past tense.

Market27 Mar 2028

Luciano Vallejo 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 Atlético Tucumán can pretend not to have heard.

Squad27 Mar 2028

A falling-out at Atlético Tucumán

Leonel Di Plácido and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout27 Mar 2028

Tomás Bustos frozen out at Atlético Tucumán

This is not rotation. Tomás Bustos has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Atlético Tucumán is pretending otherwise.

Squad27 Mar 2028

Words at Atlético Tucumán training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Carlos Abeldaño 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.

Market27 Mar 2028

The Mateo Bajamich story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Mateo Bajamich signs something — a contract at Atlético Tucumán or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

Looking ahead27 Mar 2028

Mateo Coronel goes back to face Argentinos Juniors

Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Mateo Coronel’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Atlético Tucumán needing him to play as if none of it matters.

The dugout27 Mar 2028

When it matters, Luciano Vallejo plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

Market27 Mar 2028

Still no ink between Atlético Tucumán and Braian Mamani

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Atlético Tucumán, another week without a signature from Braian Mamani.

In brief