The Montevideo City Torque Sentinel
Match13 Feb 2027
The wait goes on for Montevideo City Torque
9 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad15 Feb 2027
A one-man rearguard from Franco Torgnascioli
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Segundo Pachamé goes up and wins it — 7.19
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.19 for the rest of it.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Pablo Siles in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Montevideo City Torque this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Montevideo City Torque
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match13 Feb 2027
Montevideo City Torque come up short against Cerro
Cerro left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market15 Feb 2027
Montevideo City Torque promote Miguel Rodriguez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Miguel Rodriguez 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Manuel Ramirez steps up from the Montevideo City Torque academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Manuel Ramirez 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Brian Cardozo steps up from the Montevideo City Torque academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Brian Cardozo 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.
In brief
- Market Gabriel Diaz steps up from the Montevideo City Torque academy
- Boardroom Montevideo City Torque are making the ground bigger
- The dugout Andres Caceres faces the questions