The Barracas Central Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Barracas Central
A 0‑3 beating by Sarmiento was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Market10 Aug 2026
Petrolul Ploiești come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Juan Espínola
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Barracas Central
Lucas Gamba and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Barracas Central
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Fernando Tobio was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Juan Espínola
“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
One of our own: Carlos Alberto Ferrari joins the Barracas Central first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Carlos Alberto Ferrari is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Agustín Lucero joins the Barracas Central first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Agustín Lucero is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Mario Rey joins the Barracas Central first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mario Rey is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Nicolás Capraro stays put
- Boardroom Nobody left the Barracas Central dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout The manager’s verdict