The Instituto Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alex Luna stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Alex Luna and Instituto agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Instituto
Franco Jara 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
One of our own: Gustavo Castro joins the Instituto first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gustavo Castro 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
Instituto promote Tomás Blanco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tomás Blanco 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
Instituto promote Iván Gómez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Iván Gómez 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
Instituto promote Juan Martín Quiroga from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Juan Martín Quiroga 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Alex Luna knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Alex Luna trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Lorenzo Albarracín
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Lorenzo Albarracín, and the manager let it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Instituto training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Augusto Coronel is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Squad Alex Luna wants to know why he earns less
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Gimnasia y Esgrima at home