The Patronato Chronicle
Match29 Jan 2029
Patronato up to position 3
56 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.
Market29 Jan 2029
Ignacio Fernandes asks to leave Patronato
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Transfer targets29 Jan 2029
Maximiliano Arce is a medical away from Patronato
The deal with Banfield is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad29 Jan 2029
Words exchanged at Patronato
Juan Pablo Barinaga 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.
Market29 Jan 2029
Alvarado join the queue for Maverick Müller
Add another name to the list: Alvarado have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Maverick Müller. The answer from Patronato has not changed — yet.
Transfer targets29 Jan 2029
Door shut on Milton Zanotti
Patronato asked and Sarmiento said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad29 Jan 2029
Words at Patronato training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Valentín Weinzettel is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout29 Jan 2029
Alejandro Leiva asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market29 Jan 2029
The Juan Salas story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Juan Salas signs something — a contract at Patronato or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Market Patronato put Valentín Weinzettel up for sale
- Squad Franco Meritello is training like a man with a point to make
- Squad Licha is out on the grass again