The Rocha Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Thiago Nascente gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Thiago Nascente has just signed for Rocha, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nicolás Lugano stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Nicolás Lugano and Rocha agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market10 Aug 2026
As if he never left: Diego de Souza returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Diego de Souza is a Rocha player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Rocha
Mauricio Loffreda and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Bruno Rivera joins the Rocha first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bruno Rivera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rocha promote Mathias Jimenez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mathias Jimenez 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
- Market One of our own: Diego Pellistri joins the Rocha first team
- Squad This league is too small for Leandro Gelpi
- The dugout Santiago Fernández asks for a word with the manager