The Mitre Post
Squad9 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Mitre
Rodrigo González 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.
Squad9 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Mitre
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Juan Alessandroni was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market9 Nov 2026
One of our own: Burrito joins the Mitre first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Burrito is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Daniel Abello 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.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Mateo Montenegro has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Mitre will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Brian Mieres asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Market The Enzo Avaro question follows Mitre around
- Squad Capo back in training