The Newell's Old Boys Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Walter Mazzantti
Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ezequiel Rodríguez joins the Newell's Old Boys first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ezequiel Rodríguez 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
Pablo Iglesias steps up from the Newell's Old Boys academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Pablo Iglesias 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
Newell's Old Boys promote Jorge Morales from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jorge Morales 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
Jorge Sosa steps up from the Newell's Old Boys academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jorge Sosa 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Newell's Old Boys caught on 91 minutes
The board was up, the win was priced in, and then Platense scored. There is no worse minute to concede in and the ground emptied in the silence that follows one.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Ignacio Ramírez was the difference for Newell's Old Boys
Marked 7.86. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
In brief
- Squad Words at Newell's Old Boys training over how hard people work
- Match Honours even between Newell's Old Boys and Platense
- The dugout Oscar Salomón knocks on the manager's door