The Colón Post
Squad14 Jan 2036
Words exchanged at Colón
Iván Ojeda 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.
Squad14 Jan 2036
Mario Ojeda signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Mario Ojeda and Colón agree another 3 years.
Transfer targets14 Jan 2036
Banfield tell Colón: Juan Martín Álvarez is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market14 Jan 2036
Fernando Giménez steps up from the Colón academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Fernando Giménez 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.
Market14 Jan 2036
Colón promote Cristian Cohen from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Cristian Cohen 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.
Market14 Jan 2036
Franco Di María steps up from the Colón academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Franco Di María 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.
Market14 Jan 2036
One of our own: Enzo Cohen joins the Colón first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Enzo Cohen is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad14 Jan 2036
A row about effort at Colón
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Marko Rajkovic was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout14 Jan 2036
Hernán Luna knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Colón, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- The dugout Mario Ojeda gets picked when it counts
- The dugout Miguel Ángel Russo gets it from the manager
- Boardroom The Colón production line keeps running