The Independiente Rivadavia Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Maximiliano Salas's — 8.92
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.92, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Álex Arce signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Álex Arce and Independiente Rivadavia agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Independiente Rivadavia
Iván Villalba and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
Independiente Rivadavia find a way past Tigre
Tigre made Independiente Rivadavia work for it, but the scoreboard read 3‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Álex Arce
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Álex Arce, and the manager let it.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
One of those days for Álex Arce
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.78, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Market10 Aug 2026
Independiente Rivadavia promote José Figueroa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. José Figueroa 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
Mati steps up from the Independiente Rivadavia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mati 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
Franco Peralta steps up from the Independiente Rivadavia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Franco Peralta 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.
In brief
- Market Sergio Castro steps up from the Independiente Rivadavia academy
- Squad Franco Peralta out for 41 days
- The dugout Juan Romano: “That is the standard”