The Rocha Gazette
Match10 Jul 2027
No end in sight to Rocha's wait for a win
10 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Rocha has to find a result from somewhere.
Match12 Jul 2027
Rocha sink to position 14
14 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
The dugout12 Jul 2027
Igor Viera says Rocha went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market12 Jul 2027
Juan Martín Gonella asks to leave Rocha
“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.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
Medical ends the Álex Perdomo deal
Everything was agreed with Defensor Sporting and then the doctor spoke. Rocha have walked away from a signing on the advice of somebody who never saw him play, which is how it is supposed to work.
Squad12 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Rocha
Fabricio Santos and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
Door shut on Facundo da Costa
Rocha asked and Cerro Largo said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Words at Rocha training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nahuel Andrada 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.
Match10 Jul 2027
A bad afternoon for Rocha against La Luz
0‑2 to La Luz, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Market Rocha promote Ignacio Alvarez from within
- Market Rocha promote Gaston Coates from within
- Market Rocha promote Lucas Rossi from within