The Defensores Unidos Herald
Player ratings31 Jul 2028
A brace, and Lucas Pedraza takes the afternoon — 8.59
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Lucas Pedraza provided it, and the 8.59 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Boardroom31 Jul 2028
The scrutiny sharpens at Defensores Unidos
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Defensores Unidos is running low.
Squad31 Jul 2028
Words at Defensores Unidos training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luis Olivera 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.
Squad31 Jul 2028
A falling-out at Defensores Unidos
Julio López and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match29 Jul 2028
Defensores Unidos see off Colón
Three points for Defensores Unidos, 2‑0 the final word against Colón in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Match29 Jul 2028
Defensores Unidos keep winning on the road
3 away wins in a row. Travelling support is the truest kind, and this season it is being repaid in the only currency that counts.
Market31 Jul 2028
One of our own: Julián Bianchi joins the Defensores Unidos first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Julián Bianchi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market31 Jul 2028
Defensores Unidos promote Luis Arias from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luis Arias 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.
Market31 Jul 2028
Defensores Unidos promote Benjamín Martínez from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Benjamín Martínez 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 Defensores Unidos promote Benicio Vázquez from within
- Squad Tomás Ferreyra reaches 100 appearances
- Squad Pablo Montecinos stays put