The Encarnacion Chronicle
Squad31 Jul 2028
The knee: Mario Smith out for 22 days
22 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Encarnacion lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Simón Peña frozen out at Encarnacion
This is not rotation. Simón Peña has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Encarnacion is pretending otherwise.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words exchanged at Encarnacion
Guido Verdún 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.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words at Encarnacion training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Juan Ojeda 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.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Door shut on Miguel Urquiza
Encarnacion asked and Sportivo Ameliano said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match29 Jul 2028
12 de Junio take the points off Encarnacion
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑1 Roberto Enciso left the room before anybody could ask which.
Squad31 Jul 2028
No place for Leandro Caballero in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Encarnacion are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Encarnacion keep their word to Simón Peña
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
In brief
- The dugout No place for Blas Díaz on the big day
- Market The window shut and Juan Ojeda is still in the building
- Market Encarnacion shop where it costs nothing