The Rocha Gazette
Match14 Jun 2027
Every point is an argument now for Rocha
Position 14 and 13 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Match12 Jun 2027
Chastening afternoon for Rocha
A 0‑3 beating by Tacuarembo was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Match12 Jun 2027
No end in sight to Rocha's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Rocha has to find a result from somewhere.
Market14 Jun 2027
Juan Martín Gonella 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 The request is on a desk at Rocha, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets14 Jun 2027
The paperwork begins on Franco Suárez
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Rocha have done the hard part with Racing, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad14 Jun 2027
A falling-out at Rocha
Thiago Nascente and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad14 Jun 2027
The decline has begun for Pablo Caballero
Everybody saw it before anybody said it. At 40 the numbers say 3 points down on what he was, and the question for Rocha is how to handle a man they owe a great deal.
Transfer targets14 Jun 2027
Rocha rebuffed over Sergio Cortelezzi
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Juventud have kept their man, and Rocha go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market14 Jun 2027
One of our own: Camilo Coates joins the Rocha first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Camilo Coates is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Rocha promote Ramon Silva from within
- The dugout Facundo Butti gets it from the manager
- Looking ahead A six-pointer for Rocha