The Barracas Central Gazette
Player ratings7 Feb 2028
Nobody could get near Jhonatan Candia
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Rodrigo Bogarín 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 Barracas Central this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom7 Feb 2028
Graduation day at Barracas Central
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.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Words at Barracas Central training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jhonatan Candia 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.
Market7 Feb 2028
Barracas Central promote Franco Flores from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Franco Flores 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 2028
Barracas Central promote Facundo Aguirre from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Facundo Aguirre 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 2028
One of our own: Gabriel Ramos joins the Barracas Central first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gabriel Ramos is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Feb 2028
Chapa steps up from the Barracas Central academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Chapa 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.
Match5 Feb 2028
A bad afternoon for Barracas Central against River Plate
0‑1 to River Plate, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Esteban Rolón
- Squad Fernando Tobio left out for tactical reasons at Barracas Central