The Quilmes Chronicle
Market5 Feb 2029
Esteban Glellel attracts admirers
The name of Esteban Glellel has come up in conversations Quilmes were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Player ratings5 Feb 2029
Agustín Bolívar pops up at the right end — 7.78
7.78, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
The dugout5 Feb 2029
Martín Herrera says Quilmes 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.
Market5 Feb 2029
Abdulla Al-Hosani has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Quilmes they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Graduation day at Quilmes
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.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Agustín Bolívar signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Agustín Bolívar commits to Quilmes for another 2 years.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Time is catching up with Pablo Negro Villarreal
Everybody at Quilmes saw it before anybody said it, which is how this always goes. At 34 the decline is real and measurable — 3 points — and the only question left is how the club handles somebody it owes a great deal to.
The terraces5 Feb 2029
Quilmes supporters have found a favourite in Agustín Gauna
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Agustín Gauna 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.
Market5 Feb 2029
Valentín Rojas steps up from the Quilmes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Valentín Rojas 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.
In brief
- Market Quilmes promote Juan Bruno from within
- Match Agustín Bolívar the difference as Quilmes beat Maipú
- Squad 25 clean sheets for Esteban Glellel