The Almagro Chronicle
Match19 Apr 2031
Damián London wins it after the whistle should have gone
93 minutes played. Damián London found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and Gimnasia y Tiro went from a point to nothing inside one movement.
Squad21 Apr 2031
3 goals for Damián London
The match ball belongs to Damián London, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.
Market21 Apr 2031
Only the photograph left for Valentín Blanco
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Valentín Blanco will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Almagro the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad21 Apr 2031
Words exchanged at Almagro
Enzo Martínez and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Player ratings21 Apr 2031
Ninety minutes of Damián London at his very best
Marked 9.56. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Almagro.
Match19 Apr 2031
Almagro find a way past Gimnasia y Tiro
Gimnasia y Tiro made Almagro work for it, but the scoreboard read 3‑2 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The terraces21 Apr 2031
Almagro supporters have found a favourite in Iago Arévalo
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Iago Arévalo has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
The dugout21 Apr 2031
Enzo Martínez is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
Player ratings21 Apr 2031
Enzo Martínez's mistake decides it
Ten men and a goalkeeper behind him, and it still finished in the net. He knew before anybody told him, and nobody at Almagro needed to.
In brief
- Squad Daniel Herrera signs on for more
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- The dugout Gino Barbieri gets picked when it counts