The Gimnasia y Tiro Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Adolfo Tallura pops up at the right end — 7.79
7.79, 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
Tempers go at Gimnasia y Tiro
Manuel Guanini 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Adolfo Tallura’s goal not enough for Gimnasia y Tiro
Adolfo Tallura scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Güemes, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Joaquín Papaleo
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gimnasia y Tiro promote Trompa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Trompa 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Enzo Ramírez steps up from the Gimnasia y Tiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Enzo Ramírez 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
Gimnasia y Tiro promote Gustavo Luna from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gustavo Luna 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Fernando Flores steps up from the Gimnasia y Tiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Fernando Flores 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Appearance number 100 for Tiago Banega
100 games in this shirt, through managers and relegations and everything else. Service like it is disappearing from the game and the crowd knows what it is watching.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Gimnasia y Tiro
- The dugout Liam Moretti faces the questions
- The dugout Nicolás Contín knocks on the manager’s door