The Defensores Unidos Herald
The terraces7 Feb 2028
The mood at Defensores Unidos has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Market7 Feb 2028
Tomás Barbero 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 Defensores Unidos can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout7 Feb 2028
Juan Agustín Lorenzo keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Defensores Unidos may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match5 Feb 2028
No end in sight to Defensores Unidos's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Defensores Unidos has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Defensores Unidos
5 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.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
The numbers do not look good at Defensores Unidos
Wages have outrun income and the accountants have started attending meetings they used to send apologies to. Ambition comes second in a season like this.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Words at Defensores Unidos training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Lautaro Disanto 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.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Julio López in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Defensores Unidos this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market7 Feb 2028
Enzo Peralta steps up from the Defensores Unidos academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Enzo Peralta 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 One of our own: Sergio Escobar joins the Defensores Unidos first team
- Market Defensores Unidos promote Alejandro González from within
- Match A bad afternoon for Defensores Unidos against Ferrocarril Midland