The Danubio Chronicle
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Maicol Ferreira runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 33. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match13 Feb 2027
No end in sight to Danubio's wait for a win
8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Danubio has to find a result from somewhere.
Match13 Feb 2027
Danubio cannot find the net
8 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Danubio
Emiliano Velázquez was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Danubio
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market15 Feb 2027
Danubio promote Eduardo Mendez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Eduardo Mendez 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Brian Martinez steps up from the Danubio academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Brian Martinez 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Facundo Olivera steps up from the Danubio academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Facundo Olivera 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Jorge Pereira steps up from the Danubio academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jorge Pereira 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
- Squad Words at Danubio training over how hard people work
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger
- Loan watch Kevin Martínez has seen enough of Rampla Juniors