The Juventud Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Up for the corner, and Emanuel Cecchini delivers — 7.05
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Emanuel Cecchini scored, was marked 7.05, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Santino Ayala arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Santino Ayala has, at Juventud, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Rodrigo Chagas signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rodrigo Chagas commits to Juventud for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Juventud
Sebastián Sosa and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
Juventud get the job done against Liverpool Montevideo
A 3‑2 win over Liverpool Montevideo, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Ramiro Peralta
He is 23 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Rodrigo Chagas
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Rodrigo Chagas, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Juventud promote Jorge Ramirez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jorge Ramirez 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 Aug 2026
One of our own: Santiago Viera joins the Juventud first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Santiago Viera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Juventud promote Lucas Perez from within
- Market Rafael Cabrera steps up from the Juventud academy
- Player ratings Ninety minutes of Ramiro Peralta at his very best