The Central Norte Courier
Squad29 Mar 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Arián Pucheta
53 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Central Norte lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Central Norte
Agustín Lamosa was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad29 Mar 2027
A row about effort at Central Norte
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gonzalo Álvez was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
Matías Moravec 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.
Boardroom29 Mar 2027
Belts tighten at Central Norte
The accounts are being read more closely than the results. Wages before ambition is the order of business now, and the manager has been told so.
Looking ahead29 Mar 2027
A test against the best for Central Norte
The team at the top of the table next, and the honest measure of where this side actually is. Anybody can beat the club below them; the question is what happens against Chacarita Juniors.
Market29 Mar 2027
Máximo Suazo is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Central Norte has been clear about where Máximo Suazo stands, which is more than many ever get.
Looking ahead29 Mar 2027
A reunion for Ramiro Costa
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Chacarita Juniors in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
Market29 Mar 2027
The Maximiliano Ribero story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Maximiliano Ribero signs something — a contract at Central Norte or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Squad Matías Moravec: “I am not a substitute”
- The dugout Kevin Fernández asks for a word with the manager
- Market The shop window has Benjamín Hernández Leal in it