The Fenix Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Cecilio Waterman leads the rout of Artigas
4‑1, and Cecilio Waterman took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Fenix tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A brace, and Cecilio Waterman takes the afternoon — 8.88
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Cecilio Waterman provided it, and the 8.88 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jairo Villalpando 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. Jairo Villalpando has, at Fenix, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Vintage Fabricio Fernández — 8.10
At 33 every good afternoon gets called a throwback, and this one was: 8.10, and nobody on the pitch better.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Gonzalo Andrada pops up at the right end — 7.77
7.77, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Fenix
Cecilio Waterman 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Fenix promote Felipe Bentancur from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Felipe Bentancur 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
Fenix promote Leonardo Cabrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Leonardo Cabrera 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
Leonardo Hernandez steps up from the Fenix academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leonardo Hernandez 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 One of our own: Santiago Ferreira joins the Fenix first team
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Squad Jairo Villalpando needs a bigger stage