The Cerro Largo Post
Match15 Mar 2028
Daniel Ibarra sends Cerro Largo through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Daniel Ibarra obliged against Albion. 1‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Cerro Largo.
Player ratings20 Mar 2028
Nobody could get near Enrique Almeida
Successful dribbles: 29. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad20 Mar 2028
Sebastián Assis 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 Cerro Largo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad20 Mar 2028
Words at Cerro Largo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Federico Sellecchia 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.
Player ratings20 Mar 2028
A defender's afternoon for Mateo Carrizo
Defensive actions: 21. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Squad20 Mar 2028
The manager makes an example of Federico Sellecchia
“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.
Match18 Mar 2028
Progreso take the points off Cerro Largo
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings20 Mar 2028
Nothing got past Lisandro González
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 18 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
Squad20 Mar 2028
Costly mistake from Nicolás Rossi
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Nicolás Rossi knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
In brief
- The terraces The spotlight tightens on Nicolás Rossi
- Player ratings Gustavo Viera keeps on missing
- The terraces The press cannot get enough of Federico Pintado