The Liverpool Montevideo Chronicle
Market31 Jul 2028
Rafael Haller is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Liverpool Montevideo is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Martín Campaña: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Liverpool Montevideo have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
Alan Quevedo signs for Bella Vista while still at Liverpool Montevideo
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Alan Quevedo has agreed terms with Bella Vista for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Market31 Jul 2028
Germán Peralta has his eye on Europe
It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Liverpool Montevideo can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Tempers go at Liverpool Montevideo
Juan Orellana 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.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Door shut on Marco Di Cesare
Liverpool Montevideo asked and Vélez 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 terraces31 Jul 2028
Liverpool Montevideo supporters have found a favourite in Renzo Machado
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Renzo Machado has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
The dugout31 Jul 2028
Lautaro Maldonado 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.
Player ratings31 Jul 2028
Franco Nicola runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Match Liverpool Montevideo rescue it on 92 minutes
- Squad A row about effort at Liverpool Montevideo
- Squad Liverpool Montevideo are still strangers to each other