The Rampla Juniors Herald
Squad15 Feb 2027
Ramiro Bentancur damages knee ligaments — 60 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 60 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Brian Mancini keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Rampla Juniors may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Rampla Juniors
Yamil García 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.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Rampla Juniors
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.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Words at Rampla Juniors training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ignacio Neira 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Fernando Gimenez joins the Rampla Juniors first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fernando Gimenez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market15 Feb 2027
Rampla Juniors promote Kevin Rodriguez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kevin 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
Rampla Juniors promote Facundo Pereira from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Facundo Pereira 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
Rampla Juniors promote Lucas Mendez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lucas Mendez 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.
In brief
- Match Rampla Juniors refuse to lose to Albion
- Player ratings Adrián Vila runs at them all day
- Squad 7 new faces, and Rampla Juniors are still learning each other