The Patronato Chronicle
The dugout21 Dec 2026
Franco Rivasseau says Patronato went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Patronato lose Alan Sosa
18 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Boardroom21 Dec 2026
Benjamín Bravo signs for Tigre while still at Patronato
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Benjamín Bravo has agreed terms with Tigre for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Words at Patronato training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Federico Bravo is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Words exchanged at Patronato
Facundo Heredia and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market21 Dec 2026
Patronato promote Daniel Escobar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Escobar 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.
The dugout21 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Valentin Pereyra
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Valentin Pereyra, and the manager let it.
The dugout21 Dec 2026
Federico Bravo knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Patronato, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market21 Dec 2026
The shop window has Fernando Moreyra in it
Patronato have let the market know Fernando Moreyra can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
In brief
- Market The Gabriel Díaz story refuses to die
- Squad Benjamín Zuqui: “I am not a substitute”
- The dugout The manager comes out for Santiago Bellatti