The Deportivo Santani Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Hugo Gamarra stands alone
11 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Deportivo Santani
0‑4 against Sportivo San Lorenzo, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Alex Peralta would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Alex Peralta is living that version at Deportivo Santani, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Hugo Gamarra joins the Deportivo Santani first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hugo Gamarra 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
Carlos Gomez steps up from the Deportivo Santani academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos Gomez 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Pablo Gamarra steps up from the Deportivo Santani academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Pablo Gamarra 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ivan Lopez steps up from the Deportivo Santani academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ivan Lopez 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No place for Guillermo Ríos in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Deportivo Santani are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Deportivo Santani dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- The dugout Luis Gomez answers for it
- Squad Hugo Gamarra, 14, gets his chance
- Looking ahead Deportivo Santani host Encarnacion