The Gimnasia La Plata Gazette
Match5 Feb 2028
Marcelo Torres leads the rout of Independiente Rivadavia
3‑0, and Marcelo Torres took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Gimnasia La Plata tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings7 Feb 2028
Marcelo Torres scores twice — 8.72
Two goals and a mark of 8.72 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Cayetano Bolzán says Gimnasia La Plata 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.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Daniel Ramos signs on for the long haul
Gimnasia La Plata moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Daniel Ramos, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Gimnasia La Plata
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.
The terraces7 Feb 2028
Gimnasia La Plata supporters have found a favourite in Jeremías Merlo
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Jeremías Merlo has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market7 Feb 2028
Gimnasia La Plata promote Iván Miranda from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Iván Miranda 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Daniel Di María joins the Gimnasia La Plata first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Di María is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Leonardo Moreno joins the Gimnasia La Plata first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leonardo Moreno is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Gimnasia La Plata promote Fernando García from within
- Player ratings One of those days for Franco Díaz
- Squad Alejandro Almaraz in a row with a teammate