The Gimnasia y Esgrima Sentinel
Match21 Oct 2026
A European night to remember for Gimnasia y Esgrima
0‑0 against Cerro Largo, under lights, against people who do not speak the same language as the crowd. These are the evenings a club measures its decade in, and there are never as many of them as anybody expects.
Squad26 Oct 2026
88 days out for Maximiliano Padilla after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Gimnasia y Esgrima will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market26 Oct 2026
Benjamín Borruel asks to leave Gimnasia y Esgrima
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Facundo Lencioni beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Gimnasia y Esgrima training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ulises Sánchez is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tomás O'Connor in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Gimnasia y Esgrima this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match24 Oct 2026
Gimnasia y Esgrima get the job done against Unión de Santa Fe
A 2‑1 win over Unión de Santa Fe, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
The terraces26 Oct 2026
Gimnasia y Esgrima supporters have found a favourite in Agustín Módica
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Agustín Módica 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.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Juan Franco 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
- Match The drought breaks for Gimnasia y Esgrima
- Market One of our own: Luis Sánchez joins the Gimnasia y Esgrima first team
- Market Gimnasia y Esgrima promote Valentín Álvarez from within