The Chacarita Juniors Post
Squad23 Nov 2026
A falling-out at Chacarita Juniors
Milton Leyendeker and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Maximiliano Meléndez
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market23 Nov 2026
Valentín Rossi steps up from the Chacarita Juniors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Valentín Rossi 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.
Market23 Nov 2026
Miguel Ángel Campos steps up from the Chacarita Juniors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Miguel Ángel Campos 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.
Market23 Nov 2026
Noah Escobar steps up from the Chacarita Juniors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Noah Escobar 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.
Market23 Nov 2026
Roberto Rojas steps up from the Chacarita Juniors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto Rojas 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.
Squad23 Nov 2026
Words at Chacarita Juniors training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Axel Guerra 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.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
The manager has not finished forgetting Francisco Facello's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
The dugout23 Nov 2026
Lucas Bustos has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Lucas Bustos has written the date down.
In brief
- The dugout Gastón Fernández knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Simón Ávalos is training like a man with a point to make
- Squad Thomas Correa back in training