The Wanderers Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Jonás Luna scores twice — 9.81
Two goals and a mark of 9.81 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A brace, and Rodrigo Rivero takes the afternoon — 8.99
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Rodrigo Rivero provided it, and the 8.99 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Alan García runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Wanderers
José Alberti and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matías Alegría signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Matías Alegría commits to Wanderers for another 4 years.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Wanderers supporters have found a favourite in Jonás Luna
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Jonás Luna has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
Wanderers promote Bruno Fernandez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bruno 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lucas De Arrascaeta steps up from the Wanderers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lucas De Arrascaeta 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
Nicolas Cardozo steps up from the Wanderers academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicolas Cardozo 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 One of our own: Cristian Santos joins the Wanderers first team
- Match Wanderers rescue it on 98 minutes
- Match Wanderers and Defensor Sporting take a point apiece