The Patronato Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Renzo Reynaga attracts admirers
The name of Renzo Reynaga has come up in conversations Patronato were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Patronato
Gabriel Díaz and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Patronato
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Maximiliano Rueda was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ezequiel Alonso steps up from the Patronato academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ezequiel Alonso 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
Miguel Villalba steps up from the Patronato academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Miguel Villalba 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
Ricardo Romero steps up from the Patronato academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ricardo Romero 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Tomás Attis 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Gabriel Díaz knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Patronato, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Sergio Villalba: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 0‑0 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
In brief
- Match Point won or two lost for Patronato?
- Looking ahead Hernán Rivero goes back to face All Boys
- Squad Federico Bravo remains an outsider