The Deportivo Riestra Courier
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Deportivo Riestra
0‑4 against Boca Juniors, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Antony Alonso signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Antony Alonso and Deportivo Riestra agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Deportivo Riestra training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alexander Díaz 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Juan Cruz Randazzo 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 Deportivo Riestra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Pedro Ramírez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Pedro Ramírez, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Deportivo Riestra promote Luis Alberto Pereyra from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luis Alberto Pereyra 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Juan Alonso joins the Deportivo Riestra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Alonso is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Franco Escobar steps up from the Deportivo Riestra academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Franco Escobar 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: Emiliano Quiroga joins the Deportivo Riestra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Emiliano Quiroga is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Appearance number 100 for Samuel Portillo
- Boardroom Nobody left the Deportivo Riestra dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout The view from the dugout