The Penarol Chronicle
Squad14 Sep 2026
128 days out for Leonardo Fernández after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Penarol will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Match9 Sep 2026
Penarol through in the cup
A 1‑0 win over Colon, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
No sign of nerves from Leonel Jaime at 20 — 8.38
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Leonel Jaime did not need any: 8.38, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Diego Laxalt, 33, rolls back the years — 7.92
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.92 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Match12 Sep 2026
Whatever happens, Penarol do not lose
9 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.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
One of their own: Leonel Jaime
He is 20 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Market14 Sep 2026
Penarol promote Thiago Viera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thiago Viera 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.
Market14 Sep 2026
Penarol promote Leonardo Pellistri from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Leonardo Pellistri 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.
Market14 Sep 2026
Cristian Pellistri steps up from the Penarol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristian Pellistri 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.
In brief
- Market Penarol promote Luis Ramirez from within
- Match Abel Hernández sends Penarol past Cerro Largo
- Player ratings Nicolás Fernández ran the middle of the pitch — 6.90