The Penarol Chronicle
The dugout31 May 2027
Mauricio Lemos: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Penarol have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad31 May 2027
Lucas Ferreira 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 Penarol this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market31 May 2027
Camilo Bentancur steps up from the Penarol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Camilo 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.
Market31 May 2027
Penarol promote Matias Ugarte from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Matias Ugarte 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.
Market31 May 2027
One of our own: Ivan Jimenez joins the Penarol first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ivan Jimenez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market31 May 2027
Andres Fernandez steps up from the Penarol academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andres Fernandez 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.
Squad31 May 2027
Words at Penarol training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mauricio Lemos 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.
Player ratings31 May 2027
The game went through Nicolás Fernández — 6.81
Marked 6.81 on 9 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Match31 May 2027
Halfway: Penarol sit in position 6
20 points at the turn. The first half of a season is a promise; the second is a bill, and the town is about to find out which of the two this one was.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Eduardo Darias
- The dugout Leonardo Fernández dropped after a run of poor form
- The dugout The view from the dugout