The Independiente Rivadavia Gazette
Market20 Nov 2028
Matías Moravec 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 Independiente Rivadavia can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
Francisco Ortíz keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Independiente Rivadavia may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad20 Nov 2028
A falling-out at Independiente Rivadavia
Iván Villalba and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Loan watch20 Nov 2028
14 goals on loan for Victorio Ramis
29 appearances at Deportes Copiapó and the goals keep coming. Independiente Rivadavia are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
Squad20 Nov 2028
Facundo López falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
No hiding place for Luis Ángel Díaz
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Luis Ángel Díaz, and the manager let it.
The dugout20 Nov 2028
Luis Ángel Díaz gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Luis Ángel Díaz is on it.
Market20 Nov 2028
The shop window has Jorge Luque in it
Independiente Rivadavia have let the market know Jorge Luque can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
Market20 Nov 2028
The Diego Crego story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Diego Crego signs something — a contract at Independiente Rivadavia or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- The dugout Estiven Pérez knocks on the manager’s door
- Boardroom Independiente Rivadavia keep producing them
- Squad Stefano Moreyra is training like a man with a point to make