The River Plate Gazette
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Carlos Rodríguez keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” River Plate may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market15 Feb 2027
Tomás López has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around River Plate they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at River Plate
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Felipe Chiappini runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Alejandro García 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 River Plate this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market15 Feb 2027
River Plate promote Federico Aguirre from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Federico Aguirre 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Joaquin Olivera steps up from the River Plate academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joaquin Olivera 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Facundo Martinez steps up from the River Plate academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Facundo Martinez 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.
Match13 Feb 2027
River Plate come up short against Racing
Racing left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad Words at River Plate training over how hard people work
- Squad 7 new faces, and River Plate are still learning each other
- The dugout The view from the dugout