The Racing Sentinel
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Felipe Álvarez says Racing 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.
Match12 Feb 2028
4 matches without a win for Racing
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Racing are no longer polite ones.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
Racing to lose Matías Hernández for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Matías Hernández has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Racing
Renzo Bacchia was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Racing
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.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Words at Racing training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Esteban da Silva 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.
Transfer targets14 Feb 2028
Deadline beats Racing to Nahuel da Silva
The clock did what Montevideo City Torque would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.
Transfer targets14 Feb 2028
Racing rebuffed over Ignacio Laquintana
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Bragantino have kept their man, and Racing go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market14 Feb 2028
Cristian Jimenez steps up from the Racing academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Cristian Jimenez 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
- Market Racing promote Facundo Santos from within
- Market Pablo Rodriguez steps up from the Racing academy
- Market Racing promote Camilo Rossi from within