The Alvarado Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Alvarado
Matías Mansilla and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Lucas Monzón 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Valentín Russo steps up from the Alvarado academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Valentín Russo 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
Juan Manuel Benítez steps up from the Alvarado academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Manuel Benítez 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
Joaquín Costa steps up from the Alvarado academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joaquín Costa 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
Alvarado promote Liam Arias from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Liam Arias 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Alvarado
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Lucas Chiozza was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match8 Aug 2026
Alvarado share the spoils with Quilmes
A 1‑1 draw with Quilmes leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Lucas Chiozza was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 14. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- The dugout Luis Quiroga on the point
- Looking ahead The leaders are next for Alvarado
- The dugout No place in the plan for Tomás Berra