The Banfield Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ignacio Abraham stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Ignacio Abraham and Banfield agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Banfield
Tomás Adoryan 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Oscar Toledo gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Oscar Toledo has just signed for Banfield, and for once the answer mattered.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Banfield agree a free transfer for Bautista Barros Schelotto
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Lisandro Piñero out for 34 days
The medical room confirms 34 days on the sidelines for Lisandro Piñero, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Tomás Adoryan gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Benjamín Herrera joins the Banfield first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Benjamín Herrera 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
Banfield promote Mateo Gutiérrez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mateo Gutiérrez 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
Banfield promote Eduardo Ojeda from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Eduardo Ojeda 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: Luis Alberto Domínguez joins the Banfield first team
- The dugout The manager has not finished forgetting Tomás Adoryan's mistake
- The dugout Ignacio Abraham asks for a word with the manager