The Central Norte Courier
Squad20 Mar 2028
A fracture rules Ramiro Costa out for 35 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Central Norte will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match18 Mar 2028
The wait goes on for Central Norte
8 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Market20 Mar 2028
Benjamín Hernández Leal puts it in writing
“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 The request is on a desk at Central Norte, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad20 Mar 2028
Tempers go at Central Norte
Leonardo Hernandez 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.
Player ratings20 Mar 2028
The afternoon belonged to Franco Vedoya
A mark of 7.44, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.
The dugout20 Mar 2028
Gianluca Mancuso asks for a word with the manager
“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.
The dugout20 Mar 2028
The manager’s verdict
“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Daniel Escobar was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Central Norte dressing room was either.
The dugout20 Mar 2028
Mauricio Rosales has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Central Norte 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.
The dugout20 Mar 2028
The manager makes an example of Ignacio Soria
“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.
In brief
- Match No goals between Central Norte and San Martín SJ
- Market Mauricio Rosales placed on the list
- Market Franco Vedoya linked with a move away