The Cerro Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nahuel Arena 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 Cerro this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Appearance number 500 for Damián Suárez
500 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.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Cerro supporters have found a favourite in Ezequiel Forclaz
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Ezequiel Forclaz 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Cerro promote Jonathan Rodriguez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jonathan Rodriguez 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
Gaston Mendez steps up from the Cerro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gaston Mendez 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
Cerro promote Jorge Garcia from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jorge Garcia 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
Cerro promote Gonzalo Fernandez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gonzalo Fernandez 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Cerro find a way past Progreso
Progreso made Cerro work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Juan Cruz Guasone shuts the door
Defensive actions: 18, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Marcelo Silva behind
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Ezequiel Forclaz
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Diego Capdevila