The Plaza Colonia Chronicle
Squad15 Feb 2027
7 saves: Joaquín Silva was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 7 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Nicolás González says Plaza Colonia went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match13 Feb 2027
No end in sight to Plaza Colonia's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Plaza Colonia has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Facundo Rodríguez in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Plaza Colonia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Plaza Colonia
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.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Words at Plaza Colonia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alex Bruno 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Plaza Colonia promote Luis Araujo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luis Araujo 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Plaza Colonia promote Ignacio Torres from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ignacio Torres 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Eduardo Pellistri joins the Plaza Colonia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Eduardo Pellistri is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Andres Gonzalez joins the Plaza Colonia first team
- Match Plaza Colonia come up short against Liverpool Montevideo
- The dugout No hiding place for Maximiliano Noble