The Platense Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Zamalek come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Platense did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Iván Gómez pops up at the right end — 7.74
7.74, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ignacio Vázquez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ignacio Vázquez commits to Platense for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nico López 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 Platense this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Iván Gómez’s goal not enough for Platense
Iván Gómez scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Newell's Old Boys, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Bruno Sepúlveda
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Bruno Sepúlveda, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Benicio Campos steps up from the Platense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benicio Campos 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Franco Otero steps up from the Platense academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Franco Otero 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Facundo Domínguez joins the Platense first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Facundo Domínguez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Platense hit back inside 2 minutes
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Platense
- The dugout Roberto Cabrera faces the questions