The Atenas Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Atenas say no — this time
The offer from Inter for Matías Núñez was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Atenas
Facundo Briñón 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
The afternoon ran through Brian González
Chances created: 16. Nothing on the scoresheet and everything in the match: the pass before the pass, over and over, until the defence stopped guessing right.
Market10 Aug 2026
Atenas promote Thiago Rivera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thiago Rivera 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: Facundo Sanchez joins the Atenas first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Facundo Sanchez 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
Atenas promote Thiago Rossi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thiago Rossi 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Atenas find a way past Tacuarembo
Tacuarembo made Atenas work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Lucas Arzamendia beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 16. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Facundo Milán takes the honours
Marked 7.64 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Atenas had the best player on the pitch.
In brief
- The dugout A satisfied Kevin Da Silva
- Squad Facundo Milán finally opens his account
- Player ratings Luis Maldonado was immovable