The Osasuna Chronicle
Squad14 Sep 2026
Ante Budimir falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Lucas Torró
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Lucas Torró, and the manager let it.
Match12 Sep 2026
Osasuna come up short against Betis
Betis left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A smaller club would suit Sergio Herrera now
He has had enough of the noise. Whether Osasuna can be a quieter place for him, or whether the only cure is a move somewhere the phone-ins are gentler, is a question for the next few months.
Market14 Sep 2026
Osasuna sign Carlos Fuentes, one for the future
Carlos Fuentes is 14, and Osasuna have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market14 Sep 2026
Osasuna buy the years ahead of Luis Díaz
He is 14, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Squad Osasuna pick somebody else ahead of Joaquín Mattalia
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Jonathan Dubasin
- Player ratings Jorge Herrando spends the afternoon fouling