The Gimnasia y Esgrima Sentinel
Market4 Feb 2030
Not going: Ulises Sánchez stays at Gimnasia y Esgrima
“I know what people will say. I know what I want, and it is here.” Viktoria Plzen had the fee agreed and the shirt ready; they did not have the player, and now they will not.
Market4 Feb 2030
Esteban Fernández asks to leave Gimnasia y Esgrima
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad4 Feb 2030
Santiago Roggero stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Player ratings4 Feb 2030
Nicolás Romano 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.
The dugout4 Feb 2030
Luis Alberto Fernández keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Gimnasia y Esgrima may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom4 Feb 2030
Jorge Ferrari signs on for the long haul
Gimnasia y Esgrima moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Jorge Ferrari, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Boardroom4 Feb 2030
5 academy graduates step up at Gimnasia y Esgrima
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.
Market4 Feb 2030
Gimnasia y Esgrima promote Pelado from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pelado 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.
Market4 Feb 2030
Caco steps up from the Gimnasia y Esgrima academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Caco 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
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Luca Rodríguez
- Squad Esteban Fernández reaches 50 goals
- Player ratings Esteban Fernández in the eights