The Patronato Chronicle
Match3 Jul 2027
No end in sight to Patronato's wait for a win
9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Patronato has to find a result from somewhere.
Market5 Jul 2027
Agustín Araujo 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 Patronato can pretend not to have heard.
Market5 Jul 2027
Gimnasia y Esgrima come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Patronato did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Market5 Jul 2027
Patronato sell Juan Pablo Barinaga for $840.0K
Juan Pablo Barinaga has left for Vélez in a $840.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Match3 Jul 2027
6 unbeaten for Patronato
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Patronato did not have in the autumn.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Hernán Rivero 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.
Market5 Jul 2027
Alejo Miro attracts admirers
The name of Alejo Miro has come up in conversations Patronato were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Maximiliano Rueda is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.39 with 7 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Match3 Jul 2027
Patronato share the spoils with Maipú
A 2-2 draw with Maipú leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Squad Franco Soldano knocks on the manager's door
- Squad A first senior shirt for Francisco Lencinas
- The terraces The press cannot get enough of Agustín Araujo