The Deportivo Maldonado Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Federico Andrade would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Federico Andrade is living that version at Deportivo Maldonado, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Deportivo Maldonado
Diego Segovia 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
Denis Olivera stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Denis Olivera and Deportivo Maldonado agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Deportivo Maldonado against Rampla Juniors
1‑2 to Rampla Juniors, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sebastian Godoy steps up from the Deportivo Maldonado academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sebastian Godoy 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
Deportivo Maldonado promote Jonathan Diaz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jonathan 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nahuel Da Silva joins the Deportivo Maldonado first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nahuel Da Silva 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
Deportivo Maldonado promote Emiliano Olivera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Emiliano Olivera 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Guillermo López 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.
In brief
- Squad Federico Andrade is a square peg at Deportivo Maldonado
- The dugout Sergio Rodriguez: “No excuses”
- Player ratings Santiago Cartagena was unplayable