The Penarol Chronicle
Squad7 Sep 2026
Leonardo Fernández signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Leonardo Fernández and Penarol agree another 4 years.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Penarol
Eric Remedi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market7 Sep 2026
Penarol promote Felipe Fernandez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Felipe Fernandez has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market7 Sep 2026
Nicolas Alvarez steps up from the Penarol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicolas Alvarez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market7 Sep 2026
One of our own: Joaquin Alvarez joins the Penarol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joaquin Alvarez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Sep 2026
Jonathan Gomez steps up from the Penarol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Gomez has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A month that belonged to Thiago Espinosa
The young player of the month award goes to a 21-year-old at Penarol who has looked like the finished article for four weekends running. The next four are the ones that decide whether he is.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Mauricio Lemos
“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.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A step back for Abel Hernández at Penarol
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Jesús Trindade plays
- The dugout Leandro Umpiérrez knocks on the manager's door
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Cerro Largo at home