The Chacarita Juniors Post
Market10 Aug 2026
Francisco Facello turns Kalamata down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Chacarita Juniors
Sergio Vittor 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.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
One of their own: Lisandro Montenegro
He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Match8 Aug 2026
Chacarita Juniors see off San Telmo
Three points for Chacarita Juniors, 2‑0 the final word against San Telmo in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market10 Aug 2026
Henan FC join the queue for Ezequiel Gerez
Add another name to the list: Henan FC have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Ezequiel Gerez. The answer from Chacarita Juniors has not changed — yet.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Sebastián Varela joins the Chacarita Juniors first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sebastián Varela 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: Tano joins the Chacarita Juniors first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tano is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Axel Guerra 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Mario Sanabria gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Cristian Bordacahar
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Chacarita Juniors
- The dugout Cristian Flores has his say