The Gimnasia y Esgrima Sentinel
Match8 Aug 2026
Gimnasia y Esgrima run riot against Defensa y Justicia
4‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gimnasia y Esgrima turn down Torino for Agustín Módica
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matías Vargas takes the match ball home
3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ulises Sánchez signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ulises Sánchez and Gimnasia y Esgrima agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Gimnasia y Esgrima
Ezequiel Muñoz 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Matías Vargas
Marked 9.17 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Ezequiel Muñoz
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The terraces10 Aug 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Agustín Módica
Marked 8.78 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Market Gimnasia y Esgrima promote Tiburón from within
- Market One of our own: Paragua joins the Gimnasia y Esgrima first team
- Market Gimnasia y Esgrima promote Luis Ferreyra from within