The San Martín Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
The knee: Diego Escobar out for 29 days
29 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. San Martín lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Match8 Aug 2026
San Martín tear Madryn apart
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 3‑0 against Madryn, and it could have been more.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Bruno Cabrera's — 8.62
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.62, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at San Martín training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Facundo Pons 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Gonzalo Rodríguez 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 San Martín this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
San Martín supporters have found a favourite in Bruno Cabrera
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Bruno Cabrera 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
San Martín promote Lucas Ruiz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lucas Ruiz 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
One of our own: Joaquín Paz joins the San Martín first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joaquín Paz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Facha joins the San Martín first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Facha 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 Tomás Romero steps up from the San Martín academy
- Player ratings Kevin López ran the middle of the pitch — 6.93
- Player ratings A masterclass from Facundo Pons