The La Luz Post
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Mathías Pintos runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 30. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Jonathan Barboza keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” La Luz may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad15 Feb 2027
A falling-out at La Luz
Mathías Pintos and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at La Luz
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market15 Feb 2027
Manuel Rios steps up from the La Luz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Manuel Rios 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Rodrigo Ramirez joins the La Luz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Rodrigo Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market15 Feb 2027
La Luz promote Camilo Diaz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Camilo Diaz 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
La Luz promote Jorge Cabrera from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jorge Cabrera 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.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
La Luz board go back on their word
Something was promised, a deadline passed, and it did not arrive. Trust inside a football club is built over years and spent in an afternoon.
In brief
- Match Honours even between La Luz and Tacuarembo
- The dugout Ramon Santos: “We have to be better”
- Boardroom La Luz say no to the training-ground money