The Montevideo City Torque Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
7 saves: Franco Torgnascioli was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 7 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Diogo Guzmán at 20 — 8.17
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Diogo Guzmán did not need any: 8.17, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Montevideo City Torque — 7.90
1 for Franco Pizzichillo, marked 7.90, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Diogo Guzmán signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Diogo Guzmán and Montevideo City Torque agree another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Montevideo City Torque
Diogo Guzmán 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Montevideo City Torque find a way past Plaza Colonia
Plaza Colonia made Montevideo City Torque work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Alejandro Santos joins the Montevideo City Torque first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alejandro Santos 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
Montevideo City Torque promote Ivan Hernandez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Hernandez 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
One of our own: Kevin Martinez joins the Montevideo City Torque first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kevin Martinez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Marcelo Acosta joins the Montevideo City Torque first team
- The dugout A satisfied Andres Caceres
- Player ratings A day to forget for Nahuel Leivas