The Colón Post
Squad18 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Colón
Matías Budiño 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.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Words at Colón training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gabriel Risso Patrón 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.
Market18 Jan 2027
One of our own: Luis Alberto Bianchi joins the Colón first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Luis Alberto Bianchi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market18 Jan 2027
Facundo Correa steps up from the Colón academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Facundo Correa 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.
Market18 Jan 2027
Colón promote Julián Vidal from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Julián Vidal 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.
Market18 Jan 2027
One of our own: Juan Manuel Ruiz joins the Colón first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Manuel Ruiz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Jorge Sanguina
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout18 Jan 2027
Agustín Toledo asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad18 Jan 2027
“I want to play”: Tomás Gallay speaks
“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.
In brief
- Squad Matías Córdoba has seen what the next man earns
- The dugout A door opens for Franco García
- The dugout The manager comes out for Matías Córdoba