The Maipú Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nahuel Galardi stands alone
9 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Carlos Rossi puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Maipú, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Maipú
Juan Pablo Gobetto 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
Matías Viguet has his eye on Europe
It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Maipú can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Matías Viguet beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 21. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Maipú training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nicolás Heiz 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Arsenal take the points off Maipú
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bautista Ortiz steps up from the Maipú academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bautista Ortiz 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
One of our own: Carlos Rossi joins the Maipú first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Rossi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout Fausto Montero is still paying for one afternoon at Maipú
- The dugout Valentino Villalba: “No excuses”
- Player ratings Fausto Montero will replay that one