The Defensa y Justicia Post
Squad5 Feb 2029
Ezequiel Cannavo damages knee ligaments — 44 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 44 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market5 Feb 2029
Nazareno Funez is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Defensa y Justicia is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Liam Ramos signs on for the long haul
Defensa y Justicia moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Liam Ramos, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Match3 Feb 2029
No end in sight to Defensa y Justicia's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Defensa y Justicia has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Tempers go at Defensa y Justicia
Aarón Molinas 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.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Graduation day at Defensa y Justicia
6 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
Words at Defensa y Justicia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. David Barbona 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.
Squad5 Feb 2029
No hiding place for Juan Miritello
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Juan Miritello, and the manager let it.
Market5 Feb 2029
Defensa y Justicia promote José Ojeda from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. José Ojeda 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.
In brief
- Market Defensa y Justicia promote Iván Suárez from within
- Market One of our own: Gordo joins the Defensa y Justicia first team
- Player ratings A masterclass from Aarón Molinas