The Patronato Chronicle
The dugout18 Sep 2028
Víctor López keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Patronato may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
The dugout18 Sep 2028
Maximiliano Rueda frozen out at Patronato
This is not rotation. Maximiliano Rueda has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Patronato is pretending otherwise.
Squad18 Sep 2028
Valentin Pereyra 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 Patronato this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad18 Sep 2028
A row about effort at Patronato
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Federico Bravo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market18 Sep 2028
Gabriel Lombardi steps up from the Patronato academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Gabriel Lombardi 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.
Market18 Sep 2028
Patronato promote Daniel Ortiz from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Daniel Ortiz 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.
Market18 Sep 2028
One of our own: Cóndor joins the Patronato first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cóndor is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market18 Sep 2028
One of our own: Leonardo Vidal joins the Patronato first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leonardo Vidal is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout18 Sep 2028
The manager makes an example of Nicolás Villalba
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- The dugout Patronato keep their word to Agustín Sciaroni
- Squad The training reports on Pedro Santecchia are not good
- Squad Pedro Santecchia finally belongs at Patronato