The Gimnasia y Esgrima Herald
Transfer targets5 Feb 2029
No thanks: Mauricio Jiménez rejects the move
Gimnasia y Esgrima had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Boca Juniors, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
The dugout5 Feb 2029
Lautaro Toledo frozen out at Gimnasia y Esgrima
This is not rotation. Lautaro Toledo has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Gimnasia y Esgrima is pretending otherwise.
Squad5 Feb 2029
A falling-out at Gimnasia y Esgrima
Juan Pablo Córdoba and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Graduation day at Gimnasia y Esgrima
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Market5 Feb 2029
San Miguel join the queue for Emiliano Zambrano
Add another name to the list: San Miguel have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Emiliano Zambrano. The answer from Gimnasia y Esgrima has not changed — yet.
Transfer targets5 Feb 2029
Gimnasia y Esgrima rebuffed over Benjamín Rosales
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Racing have kept their man, and Gimnasia y Esgrima go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market5 Feb 2029
One of our own: Sebastián Ríos joins the Gimnasia y Esgrima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Sebastián Ríos is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market5 Feb 2029
Roberto Lombardi steps up from the Gimnasia y Esgrima academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Roberto 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.
Market5 Feb 2029
One of our own: Facundo Cabrera joins the Gimnasia y Esgrima first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Facundo Cabrera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad A row about effort at Gimnasia y Esgrima
- Boardroom Gimnasia y Esgrima board go back on their word
- The dugout Lautaro Toledo gets it from the manager