The San Martín Sentinel
Squad12 Oct 2026
Nicolás Castro breaks a bone — 113 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 113 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at San Martín
Darío Sand 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Facundo Pons falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Diego Diellos 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.
Market12 Oct 2026
Raúl Rodríguez steps up from the San Martín academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Raúl Rodríguez 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.
Market12 Oct 2026
Cristian Ferrari steps up from the San Martín academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristian Ferrari 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Too much change too quickly at San Martín
17 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Darío Sand asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
A reunion for Diego Diellos
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Güemes in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
In brief
- The dugout Nicolás Moreno has become a man the manager trusts
- The terraces The Nahuel Manganelli rumours reach the terraces
- Market The Juan Orellana talk will not go away