The Gimnasia y Tiro Sentinel
Squad7 Feb 2028
Manuel Guanini in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Gimnasia y Tiro this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market7 Feb 2028
Luca Proda is a Gimnasia y Tiro player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Gimnasia y Tiro
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match5 Feb 2028
Nicolás Contín’s goal not enough for Gimnasia y Tiro
Nicolás Contín scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Madryn, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
No hiding place for Joaquín Papaleo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Joaquín Papaleo, and the manager let it.
Market7 Feb 2028
Bautista Méndez steps up from the Gimnasia y Tiro academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bautista Méndez 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Matías Gutiérrez joins the Gimnasia y Tiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Matías Gutiérrez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Camello joins the Gimnasia y Tiro first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Camello is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Luca Proda signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Luca Proda commits to Gimnasia y Tiro for another 4 years.
In brief
- Squad Pedro Suárez out for 17 days
- The dugout Mario Muñoz answers for it
- Player ratings Nicolás Contín was the difference for Gimnasia y Tiro