The Gimnasia y Tiro Sentinel
Squad7 Feb 2028
Matías Birge damages knee ligaments — 109 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 109 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market7 Feb 2028
Juan Ignacio Capano puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Gimnasia y Tiro, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Manuel Guanini 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 Gimnasia y Tiro this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Gimnasia y Tiro
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.
The terraces7 Feb 2028
Gimnasia y Tiro supporters have found a favourite in Juan Turletti
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Juan Turletti has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market7 Feb 2028
Willy steps up from the Gimnasia y Tiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Willy 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Gimnasia y Tiro promote Liam Ramos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Liam Ramos 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: José Luis Bianchi joins the Gimnasia y Tiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. José Luis Bianchi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match5 Feb 2028
Gimnasia y Tiro get the job done against Madryn
A 1‑0 win over Madryn, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Juan Turletti
- Squad No hiding place for Gonzalo Soto
- Boardroom Gimnasia y Tiro board go back on their word