Lucas Pellistri

Attacking Midfielder (L) - Montevideo City Torque U18
22 Oct 2027
Friday
Process

Marked for Lucas Pellistri

2 Edition

The Montevideo City Torque Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Diogo Guzmán signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Diogo Guzmán and Montevideo City Torque agree another 5 years.

Squad

Franco Pizzichillo 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 Montevideo City Torque this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

A row about effort at Montevideo City Torque

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Diogo Guzmán was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Boardroom

Montevideo City Torque agree a free transfer for Agustín Coitto

Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.

Market

Montevideo City Torque promote Jorge Fernandez from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jorge Fernandez 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.

Market

Montevideo City Torque promote Sebastian Acosta from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sebastian Acosta 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.

Market

Montevideo City Torque promote Rafael Diaz from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rafael Diaz 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.

Market

One of our own: Lucas Pellistri joins the Montevideo City Torque first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lucas Pellistri is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Gonzalo Montes

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

  • The dugout Diogo Guzmán knocks on the manager’s door
  • The dugout The manager’s verdict
  • The dugout Matías Duffard dropped after a run of poor form