The Independiente Herald
Match15 Sep 2035
Benjamín Peralta leads the rout of Central Córdoba SdE
3‑0, and Benjamín Peralta took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Independiente tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings17 Sep 2035
A brace, and Benjamín Peralta takes the afternoon — 8.78
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Benjamín Peralta provided it, and the 8.78 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Market17 Sep 2035
Vinko Kolaković puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Independiente, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout17 Sep 2035
Ricardo Arce keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Independiente may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market17 Sep 2035
Precious Ogbeiwi has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Independiente they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad17 Sep 2035
Tempers go at Independiente
Diego Tarzia was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Sep 2035
Precious Ogbeiwi signs for Atlético Tucumán while still at Independiente
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Precious Ogbeiwi has agreed terms with Atlético Tucumán for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad17 Sep 2035
Words at Independiente training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Facundo Quintana 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.
Player ratings17 Sep 2035
A masterclass from Joel Orlando
Marked 8.00 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Squad Sergio García signs on for more
- The dugout Ramiro Buratti is still being punished for one mistake
- Market No place for Bautista Fernández in the plan