The Gimnasia La Plata Gazette
Market5 Jul 2027
Hapoel Haifa come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Gimnasia La Plata did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad5 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Gimnasia La Plata
Johan Carbonero and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad5 Jul 2027
A row about effort at Gimnasia La Plata
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Agustín Colazo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets5 Jul 2027
Door shut on Pablo Cáceres
Gimnasia La Plata asked and Morón said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Loan watch5 Jul 2027
Alex Álvarez has seen enough of Atlanta United FC
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Gimnasia La Plata, and 5 appearances in 15 say he has earned the hearing.
Market5 Jul 2027
Talks stall between Gimnasia La Plata and Bautista Barros Schelotto
“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.
Boardroom5 Jul 2027
Intake day at the Gimnasia La Plata academy
7 arrivals, an average age nobody would call a squad, and a set of parents being shown around a building their sons will spend more time in than at home. The scouting has already happened; today is only the paperwork.
The dugout5 Jul 2027
Bautista Barros Schelotto 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.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Gimnasia La Plata have started building around Agustín Colazo
He used to be one of the options. He is now one of the men the options are picked around, and the change happened quietly enough that only the dressing room noticed on the day.
In brief
- The dugout Ignacio Segovia gets it from the manager
- The dugout Róyner Benítez gets picked when it counts
- Market The Marcelo Torres story refuses to die