The Liniers Post
Boardroom23 Oct 2034
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Liniers
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Player ratings23 Oct 2034
No sign of nerves from Mario Lucero at 20 — 7.88
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Mario Lucero did not need any: 7.88, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Market23 Oct 2034
Maxim Burdika puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Liniers, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings23 Oct 2034
Josué Sierra pops up at the right end — 7.84
7.84, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Squad23 Oct 2034
Words exchanged at Liniers
Benicio Rolón 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.
The terraces23 Oct 2034
One of their own: Mario Lucero
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.
Match21 Oct 2034
Liniers see off Gimnasia y Esgrima
Three points for Liniers, 2‑0 the final word against Gimnasia y Esgrima in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Market23 Oct 2034
One of our own: Enzo Giménez joins the Liniers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Enzo Giménez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Oct 2034
One of our own: Benjamín Cabrera joins the Liniers first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Benjamín Cabrera is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Benicio Sosa steps up from the Liniers academy
- Squad Agustín Curruhinca falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Liniers are $26.7M in the red