The Deportivo Riestra Courier
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Patricio Madero keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Deportivo Riestra may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Deportivo Riestra
4 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.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Gabriel Obredor falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Nicolás Benegas 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 Deportivo Riestra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
No hiding place for Ignacio Arce
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ignacio Arce, and the manager let it.
Match6 Feb 2027
A bad afternoon for Deportivo Riestra against Lanús
0‑2 to Lanús, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Valentín Pereyra joins the Deportivo Riestra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Valentín Pereyra is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Luis Cabrera joins the Deportivo Riestra first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Cabrera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
Iván Ramos steps up from the Deportivo Riestra academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Iván Ramos 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 Deportivo Riestra promote Gustavo Marino from within
- Squad Appearance number 100 for Ángel Almada
- The dugout Gabriel Silva answers for it