The Platense Sentinel
Match30 Jun 2031
Every point is an argument now for Platense
Position 13 and 11 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Boardroom30 Jun 2031
The scrutiny sharpens at Platense
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Platense is running low.
Transfer targets30 Jun 2031
No deal for Bautista Tomatis at that price
Platense offered $4.8M; Racing Club said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Market30 Jun 2031
Tobías Ganduglia hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Platense can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout30 Jun 2031
Ewandro Santos: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Platense have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Transfer targets30 Jun 2031
Franco Calderón due for a Platense medical
Everything agreed with Independiente Rivadavia, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad30 Jun 2031
Words exchanged at Platense
Lautaro Zunino 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.
Boardroom30 Jun 2031
Platense agree a free transfer for Gonzalo Siri
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Transfer targets30 Jun 2031
Door shut on Lucas Varaldo
Platense asked and Newell's Old Boys said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- Squad Thiago Schiavulli falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Platense lose Noah Martínez
- The dugout A promise honoured at Platense