The Sarmiento Herald
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Adrián Balboa says Sarmiento went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match6 Feb 2027
The wait goes on for Sarmiento
5 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.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Sarmiento
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Words at Sarmiento training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mauricio Martínez 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.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Sarmiento
Carlos Villalba 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Sarmiento promote Iván Ojeda from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Iván Ojeda 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Benjamín Castro joins the Sarmiento first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Benjamín Castro is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Iván Benítez joins the Sarmiento first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Iván Benítez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
Sarmiento promote Russo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Russo 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 Sarmiento come up short against Belgrano
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Jonathan Herrera
- The dugout The manager’s verdict