The Independiente Rivadavia Gazette
Market8 Feb 2027
Independiente Rivadavia may not be able to give Iván Villalba what he wants
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Iván Villalba wants continental football; whether Independiente Rivadavia can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Sheyko Studer signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Sheyko Studer commits to Independiente Rivadavia for another 4 years.
Match6 Feb 2027
7 unbeaten for Independiente Rivadavia
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 7 matches without defeat is a foundation Independiente Rivadavia did not have in the autumn.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Independiente Rivadavia
Rodrigo Atencio 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.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Independiente Rivadavia
5 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
Words at Independiente Rivadavia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Iván Villalba 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.
Match6 Feb 2027
Nobody wins at Independiente Rivadavia
9 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Rodrigo Atencio 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.
Player ratings8 Feb 2027
Sebastián Villa was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.75. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Lucas Pérez joins the Independiente Rivadavia first team
- Market Independiente Rivadavia promote Daniel Gómez from within
- Market Independiente Rivadavia promote Sebastián Aguirre from within