The Juventud Herald
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Patricio Pernicone says Juventud 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.
Match13 Feb 2027
Nobody wants to play Juventud right now
5 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Juventud
Bruno Larregui 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.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
Graduation day at Juventud
3 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Thiago Bentancur steps up from the Juventud academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thiago Bentancur 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: Sergio Silva joins the Juventud first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sergio Silva 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
One of our own: Fernando Fernandez joins the Juventud first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Fernando Fernandez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match13 Feb 2027
Juventud find a way past Rampla Juniors
Rampla Juniors made Juventud work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Boardroom15 Feb 2027
The ground is getting bigger
The plans are signed off at a capacity of 1162. Decisions like this are judged twenty years later, by people who were not in the room when they were taken.
In brief
- Squad Words at Juventud training over how hard people work
- Player ratings Fernando Mimbacas takes the honours
- The dugout Franco Silva: “That is the standard”