The Atenas Sentinel
The dugout14 Feb 2028
Vittorio Magno frozen out at Atenas
This is not rotation. Vittorio Magno has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Atenas is pretending otherwise.
Squad14 Feb 2028
César 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 Atenas this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom14 Feb 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Atenas
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.
Match12 Feb 2028
Whatever happens, Atenas do not lose
6 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad14 Feb 2028
Brian González falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets14 Feb 2028
Atenas rebuffed over Agustín Mora
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. River Plate have kept their man, and Atenas go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market14 Feb 2028
Joaquin Nunez steps up from the Atenas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Joaquin Nunez 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Atenas promote Pablo Da Silva from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Pablo Da Silva 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.
Market14 Feb 2028
Atenas promote Bruno Valverde from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bruno Valverde 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.
In brief
- Market Gonzalo Araujo steps up from the Atenas academy
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Francisco Coirolo
- Match Nobody wins at Atenas