The Acassuso Sentinel
The dugout5 Feb 2029
Joaquín Cancio keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Acassuso may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match3 Feb 2029
9 unbeaten for Acassuso
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 9 matches without defeat is a foundation Acassuso did not have in the autumn.
Squad5 Feb 2029
Patricio Pérez 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 Acassuso this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom5 Feb 2029
Graduation day at Acassuso
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
Carlos Alberto Aguirre steps up from the Acassuso academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Carlos Alberto Aguirre 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: Araña joins the Acassuso first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Araña 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
One of our own: Gael González joins the Acassuso first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gael González 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
One of our own: Daniel Herrera joins the Acassuso first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Herrera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad5 Feb 2029
A row about effort at Acassuso
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alex Ruiz was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Boardroom Acassuso board go back on their word
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Player ratings The one thing Iván Manzur could not do