The Platense Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Platense turn down Morelia for Augusto Lotti
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ignacio Vázquez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ignacio Vázquez commits to Platense for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Platense
Bruno Sepúlveda 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Ignacio Vázquez gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Rolo joins the Platense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rolo 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
Agustín Morales steps up from the Platense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Agustín Morales 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: Gustavo Giménez joins the Platense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gustavo Giménez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Platense come up short against Newell's Old Boys
Newell's Old Boys left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Franco Zapiola
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Squad Words at Platense training over how hard people work
- The dugout Platense pick somebody else ahead of Iván Gómez