The Deportivo Maldonado Herald
Match12 Feb 2028
Deportivo Maldonado win it in stoppage time
The board had gone up, the arguing had started, and then the ball was in the net in the 92th minute. La Luz will replay every second of the added time for a week.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Nobody could get near Denis Olivera
Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Joaquín Fernández keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Deportivo Maldonado may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
A new deal for Sergio Rodriguez
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Match12 Feb 2028
Nobody wants to play Deportivo Maldonado right now
3 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.
Squad14 Feb 2028
A falling-out at Deportivo Maldonado
Matías Espíndola and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Deportivo Maldonado
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
The terraces14 Feb 2028
The crowd has taken to Franco Marino
At 20 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market14 Feb 2028
Deportivo Maldonado promote Emiliano Acosta from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Emiliano Acosta 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Gaston Gonzalez joins the Deportivo Maldonado first team
- Market One of our own: Eduardo De Arrascaeta joins the Deportivo Maldonado first team
- Market Deportivo Maldonado promote Mathias Suarez from within