The Defensor Sporting Courier
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
José María Herrera runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 33. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Defensor Sporting
Lucas Agazzi 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 Defensor Sporting
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.
The terraces15 Feb 2027
Defensor Sporting supporters have found a favourite in Xavier Biscayzacú
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Xavier Biscayzacú has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market15 Feb 2027
Mathias Sanchez steps up from the Defensor Sporting academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mathias Sanchez 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
One of our own: Rafael Gimenez joins the Defensor Sporting first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafael 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
One of our own: Carlos Pereira joins the Defensor Sporting first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Pereira 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
Defensor Sporting promote Marcelo Alvarez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Marcelo Alvarez 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.
Match13 Feb 2027
Brian Montenegro the difference as Defensor Sporting beat Colon
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Brian Montenegro. 1‑0 against Colon, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Brian Montenegro
- Loan watch Jean Lucas Severo wants to come home
- Squad Kevin Dawson has become a man the manager trusts