The Güemes Post
Market10 Aug 2026
The unthinkable, invoiced: Santiago Sala sold
Rayo Vallecano arrived with $3.5M and left with the best player in the building. The board will call it business; the queue at the ticket office will use other words.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
A $3.5M sale, and a town that did not want it
Santiago Sala has gone, the accounts have $3.5M in them, and the supporters have the feeling of having been sold something themselves. Good business and a good decision are not always the same thing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Leandro Finochietto 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 Güemes this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Gimnasia y Tiro take the points off Güemes
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
Güemes promote Franco Ríos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Franco Ríos 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
Juan Morales steps up from the Güemes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Morales 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
Martín Martínez steps up from the Güemes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Martín Martínez 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Facundo Rizzi 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Luis López answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
In brief
- The dugout David Veliz asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Fernando Godoy remains an outsider
- The dugout Óscar Vanegas left out for tactical reasons at Güemes