The Estudiantes Gazette
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Martín Garnerone: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Estudiantes have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match6 Feb 2027
The wait goes on for Estudiantes
5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad8 Feb 2027
Words exchanged at Estudiantes
Siro Rosané 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.
Boardroom8 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Estudiantes
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market8 Feb 2027
One of our own: Rafa joins the Estudiantes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rafa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market8 Feb 2027
Estudiantes promote Daniel Cabrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Cabrera 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Juan Carlos García steps up from the Estudiantes academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Carlos García 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.
Market8 Feb 2027
Estudiantes promote Cristian Núñez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cristian Núñez 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.
The dugout8 Feb 2027
Tobías Leiva 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
- Squad Words at Estudiantes training over how hard people work
- Loan watch Ramiro Bornia has seen enough of Deportes Concepción
- Player ratings Alejandro Cabrera was the difference for Estudiantes