The Gimnasia y Tiro Sentinel
Player ratings7 Feb 2028
Nobody could get near Juan Rocca
Successful dribbles: 36. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market7 Feb 2028
Fabricio Rojas asks to leave Gimnasia y Tiro
“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.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Mardonjon Meliyev keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Gimnasia y Tiro may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Eduardo Russo signs on for the long haul
Gimnasia y Tiro moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Eduardo Russo, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Gimnasia y Tiro
Nicolás Rinaldi 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.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Gimnasia y Tiro
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
The terraces7 Feb 2028
The crowd has taken to José Quijada
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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Gimnasia y Tiro promote Daniel Arias from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Arias 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Chori steps up from the Gimnasia y Tiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Chori 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 Gimnasia y Tiro promote Matías Sosa from within
- Match Gimnasia y Tiro find a way past Güemes
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Lautaro Montoya