The Barracas Central Gazette
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Barracas Central run out of patience with Juan Pablo Ortiz
The end came on a Tuesday, as these things usually do: a short meeting, a shorter statement, and Juan Pablo Ortiz clearing his office by noon. Football’s cruellest ritual, performed to schedule.
Squad5 Feb 2029
A fracture rules Juan Pablo Zozaya out for 97 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Barracas Central will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Barracas Central write off $119.0K on Thyago Ayala
He arrived for a fee and leaves for a fraction of it. $119.0K of what Barracas Central paid for Thyago Ayala is money the club will not see again, and the boardroom will be asked about it for two seasons.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Juan Manuel Romero steps up at Barracas Central for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
Market5 Feb 2029
Bahiano García has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Bahiano García signs for Godoy Cruz while still at Barracas Central
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Bahiano García has agreed terms with Godoy Cruz for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad5 Feb 2029
A falling-out at Barracas Central
Iván Tapia and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets5 Feb 2029
Door shut on Matías Galarza
Barracas Central asked and River Plate said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market5 Feb 2029
Instituto join the queue for Mateo Acosta
Add another name to the list: Instituto have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Mateo Acosta. The answer from Barracas Central has not changed — yet.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Fabrizio Sartori
- Market Barracas Central promote Tomás Romano from within
- Market Barracas Central promote Pablo Quiroga from within