The Mar de Fondo Chronicle
Squad14 Feb 2028
Alvaro Rivera keeps Mar de Fondo in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 11 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad14 Feb 2028
The knee: Gaston Morales out for 21 days
21 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Mar de Fondo lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Alvaro Castro: 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.” Mar de Fondo have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Diego De Arrascaeta signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Diego De Arrascaeta commits to Mar de Fondo for another 3 years.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words exchanged at Mar de Fondo
Cristian Toledo 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 Mar de Fondo
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.
Match12 Feb 2028
Diego Caceres’s goal not enough for Mar de Fondo
Diego Caceres scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Paysandu FC, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market14 Feb 2028
One of our own: Mathias Diaz joins the Mar de Fondo first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mathias Diaz is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market14 Feb 2028
Federico Alvarez steps up from the Mar de Fondo academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Federico Alvarez 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 Mar de Fondo promote Pablo Santos from within
- Market One of our own: Ignacio Perez joins the Mar de Fondo first team
- The dugout Cristian Toledo gets it from the manager