The 12 de Octubre Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nery Bareiro in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at 12 de Octubre this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ramón Ortigoza falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
12 de Octubre agree a free transfer for Fernando Benítez
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
12 de Octubre promote Cristian Cardozo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cristian Cardozo 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 Romero joins the 12 de Octubre first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Santiago Romero 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
12 de Octubre promote Edgar Fernandez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Edgar Fernandez 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 Cristian Barrios steps up from the 12 de Octubre academy
- Squad No place for Ramón Ortigoza in the new shape
- Squad 12 de Octubre are still strangers to each other