The Defensores Post
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Defensores run out of patience with Mario Núñez
The end came on a Tuesday, as these things usually do: a short meeting, a shorter statement, and Mario Núñez clearing his office by noon. Football’s cruellest ritual, performed to schedule.
Player ratings5 Feb 2029
A brace, and Isaac Auzmendi takes the afternoon — 8.16
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Isaac Auzmendi provided it, and the 8.16 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
The dugout5 Feb 2029
Diego Magallanes keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Defensores may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Roberto Romano minds the shop at Defensores
“I am not thinking past Saturday, and I would advise nobody else to.” The caretaker’s first rule is to pretend the job is small; Roberto Romano recited it perfectly.
Match3 Feb 2029
No end in sight to Defensores's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Defensores has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Graduation day at Defensores
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.
Match3 Feb 2029
Isaac Auzmendi’s goal not enough for Defensores
Isaac Auzmendi scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Chaco For Ever, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Transfer targets5 Feb 2029
Door shut on Agustín Ayala
Defensores asked and Gimnasia La Plata said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces5 Feb 2029
One of their own: Isaac Auzmendi
He is 20 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Facundo Campos joins the Defensores first team
- Market Defensores promote Bruno López from within
- Market Mingo steps up from the Defensores academy