The Independiente Herald
Market8 Feb 2027
Sebastián Valdez asks to leave Independiente
“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.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Iván Marcone says Independiente went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Words exchanged at Independiente
Víctor Cuesta and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Independiente
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.
Transfer targets8 Feb 2027
Independiente rebuffed over Abel Bustos
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Racing have kept their man, and Independiente go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Rodrigo Rey gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match6 Feb 2027
A bad afternoon for Independiente against Gimnasia y Esgrima
0‑2 to Gimnasia y Esgrima, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Raúl Rodríguez joins the Independiente first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Raúl Rodríguez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
Independiente promote Liam López from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Liam López 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Sergio Silva joins the Independiente first team
- Squad Leonel Galván signs a new deal
- Boardroom Inquest at Independiente