The Newell's Old Boys Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Walter Mazzantti was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 29. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Oscar Salomón signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Oscar Salomón commits to Newell's Old Boys for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Newell's Old Boys
Matías Cóccaro and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Walter Núñez
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Mateo Benítez joins the Newell's Old Boys first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mateo Benítez 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
Newell's Old Boys promote Valentín Suárez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Valentín Suárez 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
Newell's Old Boys promote Ricardo Lucero from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ricardo Lucero 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
Newell's Old Boys promote Cristian Pereyra from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cristian Pereyra 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Ignacio Ramírez the difference as Newell's Old Boys beat Platense
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Ignacio Ramírez. 1‑0 against Platense, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Ignacio Ramírez
- Squad Words at Newell's Old Boys training over how hard people work
- The dugout Bautista Ponce has his say