The Boston River Gazette
Squad15 Feb 2027
Leandro Suhr 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 Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Boston River
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match13 Feb 2027
A bad afternoon for Boston River against Liverpool Montevideo
1‑2 to Liverpool Montevideo, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Iván Román gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market15 Feb 2027
Gabriel Barrios steps up from the Boston River academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gabriel Barrios 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Boston River promote Brian Castro from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Brian Castro 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Juan Rios joins the Boston River first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Juan Rios is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market15 Feb 2027
Martin Viera steps up from the Boston River academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Martin Viera 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.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
A masterclass from Yair González
Marked 8.26 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Squad Words at Boston River training over how hard people work
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger
- Loan watch Francisco Martinicorena wants to come home