The Racing Courier
Squad2 Aug 2027
Axel Oyola has been here 10 seasons
137 appearances across 10 seasons in one shirt. Nobody builds a career like that on purpose any more; it happens to a certain kind of footballer at a certain kind of club.
Market2 Aug 2027
Gonzalo Robles hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Racing can pretend not to have heard.
Match31 Jul 2027
5 matches without a win for Racing
The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Racing are no longer polite ones.
Squad2 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Racing
Ricardo Centurión and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom2 Aug 2027
Belts tighten at Racing
The accounts are being read more closely than the results. Wages before ambition is the order of business now, and the manager has been told so.
Transfer targets2 Aug 2027
Racing rebuffed over Rodrigo Granillo
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Atlético Tucumán have kept their man, and Racing go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout2 Aug 2027
Ricardo Centurión 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.
Market2 Aug 2027
Racing promote Ezequiel Silva from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ezequiel Silva 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.
Market2 Aug 2027
Racing promote Juan Manuel Blanco from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Juan Manuel Blanco 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.
In brief
- Market Racing promote Federico Rossi from within
- Squad Valentin Pisacreta signs a new deal
- The dugout Axel Oyola knocks on the manager’s door