The Fenix Herald
Squad11 Jan 2027
Alex Silva damages knee ligaments — 64 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 64 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad11 Jan 2027
29 days out for Esteban González after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Fenix will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market11 Jan 2027
Fenix turn down Deutscher FK for Augusto Gallo
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Tomás Aranda is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad11 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Fenix
Mauro Cachi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
Door shut on Evaristo Dieguiz
Fenix asked and Lanús said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market11 Jan 2027
Diego Torres steps up from the Fenix academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Diego Torres 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.
Market11 Jan 2027
One of our own: Camilo Gimenez joins the Fenix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Camilo Gimenez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market11 Jan 2027
One of our own: Thiago Sanchez joins the Fenix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thiago Sanchez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout Matías Cabrera gets picked when it counts
- The dugout Mauro Cachi keeps his manager's vote