The Tacuarembo Courier
Match12 Feb 2028
Nicolás González breaks Cerrito hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Nicolás González scored in the 86th minute, Cerrito had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Tacuarembo took the lot.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Ángel Maciel: 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.” Tacuarembo have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Pablo López beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Douglas Jardel 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 Tacuarembo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Tacuarembo
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.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Home is on Ian López's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Tacuarembo are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words at Tacuarembo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Facundo Balatti 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Tacuarembo promote Brian Cardozo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Brian Cardozo 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Tacuarembo promote Gonzalo De Arrascaeta from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gonzalo De Arrascaeta 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 Rodrigo Ugarte steps up from the Tacuarembo academy
- Market Tacuarembo promote Jonathan Olivera from within
- Match Tacuarembo see off Cerrito