The Real Pilar Courier
Match8 Jul 2028
No mercy from Real Pilar
Los Andes will want this one forgotten quickly: 3‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Real Pilar were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.
Market10 Jul 2028
Enzo Franco puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Real Pilar, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market10 Jul 2028
Real Pilar turn down Platense for Martín Gómez
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings10 Jul 2028
Dylan Vergara scores twice — 8.52
Two goals and a mark of 8.52 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Squad10 Jul 2028
Words exchanged at Real Pilar
Iván Smith 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.
Match8 Jul 2028
The run at home goes on for Real Pilar
9 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Transfer targets10 Jul 2028
Platense tell Real Pilar: Fausto San Pedro is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad10 Jul 2028
A row about effort at Real Pilar
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Matías Rojas was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad10 Jul 2028
Colo out for 14 days
The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Colo, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Player ratings One of those days for Enzo Franco
- The dugout No hiding place for Matías Rojas
- Match Halfway: Real Pilar sit in position 6