The Estudiantes Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Estudiantes say no — this time
The offer from Shakhter for Santiago Monzón 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Franco Fagúndez runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Franco Fagúndez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Franco Fagúndez commits to Estudiantes for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Estudiantes
Rodrigo Melo 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Estudiantes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Franco Fagúndez 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bautista Moreno steps up from the Estudiantes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bautista Moreno 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
Estudiantes promote Vasco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vasco 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
Diego Cabrera steps up from the Estudiantes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Diego Cabrera 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Estudiantes share the spoils with Chaco For Ever
A 1‑1 draw with Chaco For Ever leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Squad Ezequiel Almirón finally opens his account
- Player ratings The referee tires of Franco Quinteros