Marked for Juan Cejas
From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad18 Dec 2028
23 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Morón lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout18 Dec 2028
This is not rotation. Santiago Kubiszyn has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Morón is pretending otherwise.
Transfer targets18 Dec 2028
Fee agreed, terms agreed, and a scan that said otherwise. He goes back to Independiente; Morón go back to the market; and both will insist there is no story here.
Market18 Dec 2028
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Javier Sanguinetti is a Morón player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Squad18 Dec 2028
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Morón this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets18 Dec 2028
Morón asked and Independiente Rivadavia said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout18 Dec 2028
A promise honoured at Morón
Something was said to Emanuel Iñíguez and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
Squad18 Dec 2028
A row about effort at Morón
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Juan Cejas was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets18 Dec 2028
A loan enquiry to Argentinos Juniors: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Back issues
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Uneasy
Squad4 Dec 2028
Mariano Bittolo damages knee ligaments — 37 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 37 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market4 Dec 2028
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Morón, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout4 Dec 2028
This is not rotation. Emanuel Iñíguez has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Morón is pretending otherwise.
Market4 Dec 2028
The phone has started ringing about Elías Contreras again, and this time the name on the line is Aldosivi. Morón are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad4 Dec 2028
“The easiest signature of my career.” Maximiliano González and Morón agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad4 Dec 2028
A falling-out at Morón
Santiago Kubiszyn and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets4 Dec 2028
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad4 Dec 2028
Samuel Chamorro 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.
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Uneasy
Squad27 Nov 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Mariano Bittolo
44 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Morón lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
The dugout27 Nov 2028
This is not rotation. Joaquín Livera has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Morón is pretending otherwise.
Market27 Nov 2028
“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.
Squad27 Nov 2028
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Morón this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad27 Nov 2028
Juan Cejas 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 dugout27 Nov 2028
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Morón, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Market23 Oct 2028
Juan Cejas 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 Morón can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout23 Oct 2028
This is not rotation. Santiago Kubiszyn has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Morón is pretending otherwise.
Squad23 Oct 2028
Santiago Kubiszyn 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 dugout23 Oct 2028
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad23 Oct 2028
Antony Silva in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Morón this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout23 Oct 2028
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 Julio César Salvá is on it.
The dugout23 Oct 2028
Thiago Lauro knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Thiago Lauro trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market23 Oct 2028
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Morón know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Market23 Oct 2028
Morón have made Iván González available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
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Upbeat
The dugout10 Apr 2028
This is not rotation. Facundo López has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Morón is pretending otherwise.
Match8 Apr 2028
Nobody wants to play Morón right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad10 Apr 2028
Words exchanged at Morón
Santiago Kubiszyn 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.
Match8 Apr 2028
Morón get the job done against Mitre
A 1‑0 win over Mitre, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad10 Apr 2028
A row about effort at Morón
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Joaquín Livera was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings10 Apr 2028
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings10 Apr 2028
Marked 7.97 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Morón had the best player on the pitch.
The dugout10 Apr 2028
“We earned that. I asked them for a reaction and I got one, and now I want the same again on Saturday.” Cristian Ibáñez on a 1‑0 afternoon that pleased him more than he was prepared to show.
The dugout10 Apr 2028
Juan Cejas 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.
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Steady
The dugout29 Nov 2027
This is not rotation. Joaquín Livera has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Morón is pretending otherwise.
Squad29 Nov 2027
Words at Morón training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Santiago Kubiszyn 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.
Squad29 Nov 2027
Tempers go at Morón
Maximiliano Badur 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 Nov 2027
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Facundo Molina and Morón agree another 3 years.
The dugout29 Nov 2027
Nobody at Morón 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.
Market29 Nov 2027
Morón have let the market know Franco Toloza can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
Market29 Nov 2027
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
The dugout29 Nov 2027
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Morón, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout29 Nov 2027
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Santiago Kubiszyn plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
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Steady
Squad25 Oct 2027
17 days out for Mariano Bittolo after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Morón will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market25 Oct 2027
“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.
Squad25 Oct 2027
A falling-out at Morón
Santiago Kubiszyn and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
This is not rotation. Facundo López has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Morón is pretending otherwise.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
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.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
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.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market25 Oct 2027
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Emanuel Iñíguez signs something — a contract at Morón or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Market25 Oct 2027
Morón have made Elías Contreras available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
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Steady
The dugout13 Sep 2027
This is not rotation. Elías Contreras has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Morón is pretending otherwise.
Squad13 Sep 2027
At 39, 3 points below where he was, and a body that has started charging interest. It happens to all of them and it is still the hardest paragraph on this page.
Match11 Sep 2027
Mateo Levato scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Estudiantes, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Words at Morón training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mariano Bittolo 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.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Words exchanged at Morón
Elías Contreras 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.
Squad13 Sep 2027
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Juan Cejas and Morón agree another 4 years.
The dugout13 Sep 2027
The view from the dugout
“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 2‑3 defeat, delivered by Cristian Ibáñez to a room that had heard them before.
Player ratings13 Sep 2027
Successful dribbles: 14. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
The dugout13 Sep 2027
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Emanuel Iñíguez trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.