The San Martín Sentinel
Market4 Feb 2030
Santino Roldán hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what San Martín can pretend not to have heard.
Squad4 Feb 2030
A one-man rearguard from Juan Carlos Romero
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.
Squad4 Feb 2030
Víctor Salazar stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Víctor Salazar and San Martín agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Boardroom4 Feb 2030
5 academy graduates step up at San Martín
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.
Squad4 Feb 2030
Facundo Pons falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match2 Feb 2030
Facundo Pons’s goal not enough for San Martín
Facundo Pons scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Güemes, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market4 Feb 2030
San Martín promote Martín Marino from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Martín Marino 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.
Market4 Feb 2030
San Martín promote Federico Correa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Federico Correa 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.
Market4 Feb 2030
Murci steps up from the San Martín academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Murci 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.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Alexander Delgado
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at San Martín