The San Martín SJ Herald
Squad22 Feb 2027
A one-man rearguard from Lautaro Garzón
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market22 Feb 2027
San Martín SJ may not be able to give Nicolás Paz what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Nicolás Paz wants continental football; whether San Martín SJ can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad22 Feb 2027
A falling-out at San Martín SJ
Nicolás Paz and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Words at San Martín SJ training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Sebastián Jaurena is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout22 Feb 2027
The manager makes an example of Gabriel Hachen
“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.
Squad22 Feb 2027
San Martín SJ lose Daniel Rojas
33 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Santiago Barrera takes the honours
Marked 7.81 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, San Martín SJ had the best player on the pitch.
Match20 Feb 2027
San Martín SJ share the spoils with Chacarita Juniors
A 1‑1 draw with Chacarita Juniors leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Dante Álvarez was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 14. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Tomás Méndez on the draw
- The dugout Carlo Lattanzio gets picked when it counts
- Market The Nicolás Paz story refuses to die