The Arsenal Chronicle
Squad2 Aug 2027
Nahuel Pezzini keeps Arsenal in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match2 Aug 2027
The view from the top for Arsenal
45 points, and the rest of the division looking up. Every side that finishes first spends the season pretending it is not thinking about it, and this one has started pretending.
Market2 Aug 2027
Matías Lucero asks to leave Arsenal
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Luca Franco is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.20 with 20 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Market2 Aug 2027
Lautaro Guzmán raises the bar for Arsenal
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Arsenal heard it as anything else.
Squad2 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Arsenal
Lautaro Guzmán was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The terraces2 Aug 2027
One of their own: Uriel La Roza
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Match31 Jul 2027
Uriel La Roza the difference as Arsenal beat Madryn
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Uriel La Roza. 2‑0 against Madryn, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Market2 Aug 2027
One of our own: Benjamín Vega joins the Arsenal first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Benjamín Vega 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: Federico Gómez joins the Arsenal first team
- Player ratings Uriel La Roza in the eights
- Squad Julián Vila slips down the pecking order