The Atlanta Post
Squad7 Feb 2033
19 days out for Lucas De Luca after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Atlanta will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Squad7 Feb 2033
Thiago Nahuel stands alone
8 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
The dugout7 Feb 2033
Diego Benítez says Atlanta 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.
Player ratings7 Feb 2033
Martín García, 34, rolls back the years — 7.92
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.92 at 34, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Boardroom7 Feb 2033
A new deal for Juan Bianchi
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Boardroom7 Feb 2033
Graduation day at Atlanta
6 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.
Player ratings7 Feb 2033
Alejo Dramisino beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 20. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market7 Feb 2033
Atlanta promote Fla from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Fla 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.
Market7 Feb 2033
Sergio Di María steps up from the Atlanta academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sergio Di María 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
- Market Atlanta promote Iván Gómez from within
- Market Atlanta promote Pucho from within
- Match Gustavo Méndez sends Atlanta past Patronato