The Estudiantes Chronicle
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Up for the corner, and Santiago Arzamendia delivers — 7.53
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Santiago Arzamendia scored, was marked 7.53, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Market8 Feb 2027
Estudiantes turn down Atletico Bucaramanga for Fabricio Pérez
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Match6 Feb 2027
Whatever happens, Estudiantes do not lose
8 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad8 Feb 2027
A falling-out at Estudiantes
Joaquín Correa and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Estudiantes
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match6 Feb 2027
Santiago Arzamendia the difference as Estudiantes beat Tristán Suárez
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Santiago Arzamendia. 2‑1 against Tristán Suárez, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market8 Feb 2027
Estudiantes promote Facundo Domínguez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Facundo Domínguez 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Estudiantes promote Eduardo Villalba from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Eduardo Villalba 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Estudiantes promote Juan Sosa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Juan Sosa 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.
In brief
- Squad Brian Aguirre makes it 100
- Squad A row about effort at Estudiantes
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Joaquín Correa