The Juventud Herald
Squad16 Feb 2032
Yoan Termezana breaks a bone — 36 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 36 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market16 Feb 2032
Marcos Escobar asks to leave Juventud
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom16 Feb 2032
Juventud tie Fernando Godoy down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Squad16 Feb 2032
Nicolás Cáceres arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Nicolás Cáceres has, at Juventud, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Boardroom16 Feb 2032
17 academy graduates step up at Juventud
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad16 Feb 2032
A falling-out at Juventud
Marcos Escobar and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market16 Feb 2032
One of our own: Brian Cardozo joins the Juventud first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Brian Cardozo is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Feb 2032
Jorge Olivera steps up from the Juventud academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jorge Olivera 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.
Market16 Feb 2032
One of our own: Luis Ramirez joins the Juventud first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Ramirez 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 A row about effort at Juventud
- The dugout No hiding place for Tobías Correa
- The dugout When it matters, Bruno Larregui plays