The Godoy Cruz Herald
Match5 Feb 2028
The run at home goes on for Godoy Cruz
18 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Roberto Ramírez keeps Godoy Cruz in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Camilo Alessandria says Godoy Cruz went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market7 Feb 2028
Gonzalo Quinteros 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 Godoy Cruz can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Godoy Cruz
2 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match5 Feb 2028
River Plate take the points off Godoy Cruz
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Godoy Cruz
Braian Salvareschi was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
No hiding place for Roberto Ramírez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Roberto Ramírez, and the manager let it.
Market7 Feb 2028
One of our own: Enzo Benítez joins the Godoy Cruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Enzo Benítez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Facundo Herrera steps up from the Godoy Cruz academy
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Tomás Pozzo knocks on the manager’s door