The Los Andes Courier
Market31 Jul 2028
Alejo Soni 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 Los Andes can pretend not to have heard.
Squad31 Jul 2028
6 saves: Santiago Roggero was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Squad31 Jul 2028
A falling-out at Los Andes
Julián Navas and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match29 Jul 2028
3 matches without a goal for Los Andes
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Transfer targets31 Jul 2028
Vélez tell Los Andes: Alexis Pereyra is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market31 Jul 2028
Los Andes promote Diego Figueroa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Diego Figueroa 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
Los Andes promote Bautista Ramos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bautista Ramos 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
One of our own: Sergio Rey joins the Los Andes first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sergio Rey is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match29 Jul 2028
Alvarado take the points off Los Andes
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- The dugout Miguel De Luca: “No excuses”
- Squad Lionel Paz falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Mutaz Gharawi signs on for more