The Deportivo Riestra Courier
Market31 Mar 2036
Sebastián Lago 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 Deportivo Riestra can pretend not to have heard.
Squad31 Mar 2036
Words exchanged at Deportivo Riestra
Mateo Morro 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.
Squad31 Mar 2036
Words at Deportivo Riestra training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. David Maguicha 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.
The dugout31 Mar 2036
The manager makes an example of Brayan Gómez
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market31 Mar 2036
Daniel Biquez is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Deportivo Riestra has been clear about where Daniel Biquez stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout31 Mar 2036
When it matters, Ivan Rodriguez plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout31 Mar 2036
Jano Franco asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market31 Mar 2036
The Mateo Morro question follows Deportivo Riestra around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Mateo Morro’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
The dugout31 Mar 2036
The manager makes Yoel Guirrimán a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Deportivo Riestra. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
In brief
- Market The clock does Jano Franco’s negotiating for him
- Boardroom Deportivo Riestra keep producing them
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Gimnasia La Plata at home