The Rubio Nu Gazette
Transfer targets10 Jan 2028
Júnior Fariña turns down Rubio Nu
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Cerro Porteno keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Bryan Bentaberry 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 Rubio Nu this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Jan 2028
An offer of $17.0K for Enrique Céspedes
Rubio Nu have gone to Olimpia with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Iván Córdoba signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Iván Córdoba and Rubio Nu agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Jan 2028
Rubio Nu rebuffed over Sebastián Lentinelly
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Cerro Porteno have kept their man, and Rubio Nu go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Jan 2028
Rubio Nu promote Ramon Gimenez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ramon Gimenez 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.
Market10 Jan 2028
One of our own: Antonio Gomez joins the Rubio Nu first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Antonio Gomez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Jan 2028
Antonio Barrios steps up from the Rubio Nu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Antonio Barrios 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.
Market10 Jan 2028
One of our own: Diego Cardozo joins the Rubio Nu first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Diego Cardozo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Iván Córdoba
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Rubio Nu
- Squad Tomás Bustos needs a bigger stage