The Almagro Chronicle
Squad7 Feb 2028
A one-man rearguard from Santiago Silva
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Transfer targets7 Feb 2028
Fee done, terms next for Santino Bacciadone
Almagro and Banfield have settled on $110.0K. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Francisco González keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Almagro may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets7 Feb 2028
No thanks: Tobías Mendoza rejects the move
Almagro had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Estudiantes, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Aldo Rimbelitti frozen out at Almagro
This is not rotation. Aldo Rimbelitti has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Almagro is pretending otherwise.
Market7 Feb 2028
As if he never left: Lucas Comachi returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Lucas Comachi is a Almagro player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Gino Barbieri 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 Almagro this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
4 academy graduates step up at Almagro
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.
Transfer targets7 Feb 2028
Almagro baulk at the price for Santiago Arias
Quilmes wanted more than $20.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Almagro against Flandria
- Squad A row about effort at Almagro
- Market One of our own: Facundo Quiroga joins the Almagro first team