The Fénix Post
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A brace, and Julián Vivas takes the afternoon — 8.44
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Julián Vivas provided it, and the 8.44 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Fénix
Marcos Jara 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Julián Vivas’s goal not enough for Fénix
Julián Vivas scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Real Pilar, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Facundo Romeo will join Fénix for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Facundo Romeo has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Fénix have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Market10 Aug 2026
Fénix promote Diego Campos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Diego Campos 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
One of our own: Felipe Suárez joins the Fénix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Felipe Suárez 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
One of our own: Patrón joins the Fénix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Patrón 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
One of our own: Federico Benítez joins the Fénix first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Federico Benítez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Facundo Gómez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Facundo Gómez, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Fénix
- The dugout Enzo Martínez: “No excuses”
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Manuel Masdeu