The Boston River Gazette
Squad1 Nov 2027
Juan Acosta damages knee ligaments — 93 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 93 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The dugout1 Nov 2027
Leo Suárez: 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.” Boston River have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market1 Nov 2027
Facundo Muñoa is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Boston River is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad1 Nov 2027
Words exchanged at Boston River
Matko Miljevic and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market1 Nov 2027
Juan Sanchez steps up from the Boston River academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Sanchez 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.
Market1 Nov 2027
Thiago Hernandez steps up from the Boston River academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thiago Hernandez 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.
Market1 Nov 2027
One of our own: Agustin Silva joins the Boston River first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Agustin Silva is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad1 Nov 2027
Emiliano Gómez slips down the pecking order
The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Emiliano Gómez is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.
The dugout1 Nov 2027
Facundo Muñoa gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Fredy Martínez plays
- Squad A season on the outside for Matko Miljevic
- The dugout A door opens for Alexis Melo