The Deportivo Italiano Courier
The terraces14 Feb 2028
The mood at Deportivo Italiano 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Matías López Vélez puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Deportivo Italiano, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Juan Leguisamón: 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.” Deportivo Italiano have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings14 Feb 2028
Lautaro González runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words exchanged at Deportivo Italiano
Ismael Aguilera 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.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Deportivo Italiano
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words at Deportivo Italiano training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mariano Cristaldo 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.
Match12 Feb 2028
Tiago González’s goal not enough for Deportivo Italiano
Tiago González scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Central Espanol, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market14 Feb 2028
Deportivo Italiano promote Juan Cardozo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Juan Cardozo 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.
In brief
- Market Gabriel Ferreira steps up from the Deportivo Italiano academy
- Market Deportivo Italiano promote Jose Sanchez from within
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Lucas Cajes