From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Market15 Nov 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad15 Nov 2027
Gabriel Ramírez asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Market8 Nov 2027
Brian Guerra hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chaco For Ever can pretend not to have heard.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Ricardo Garay asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Market18 Oct 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Nicolás Caprio asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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Uneasy
Market11 Oct 2027
Brian Guerra hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chaco For Ever can pretend not to have heard.
Squad11 Oct 2027
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Crisis
Match18 Sep 2027
No end in sight to Chaco For Ever's wait for a win
10 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Chaco For Ever has to find a result from somewhere.
Market20 Sep 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match18 Sep 2027
Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad20 Sep 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad20 Sep 2027
Ricardo Garay 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 Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Uneasy
Match11 Sep 2027
No end in sight to Chaco For Ever's wait for a win
9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Chaco For Ever has to find a result from somewhere.
Market13 Sep 2027
Gastón Canuto hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chaco For Ever can pretend not to have heard.
Squad13 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Mathías Silvera
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The terraces13 Sep 2027
Everybody has an opinion about Nicolás Caprio
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
Match11 Sep 2027
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Central Norte will be the happier side with the point.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Brian Guerra 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 Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
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Crisis
Market23 Aug 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match21 Aug 2027
No end in sight to Chaco For Ever's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Chaco For Ever has to find a result from somewhere.
Match21 Aug 2027
Beaten 1-3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Agustín Ojeda
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Joaquín Jara left out for the big one
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Joaquín Jara will call it something else in private.
Market23 Aug 2027
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Chaco For Ever know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
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Steady
Market9 Aug 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match7 Aug 2027
No end in sight to Chaco For Ever's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Chaco For Ever has to find a result from somewhere.
Match7 Aug 2027
It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad9 Aug 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market9 Aug 2027
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Marcos Ojeda 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 Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad9 Aug 2027
The wait is over, and the relief was visible from the back of the stand. 4 for the season, and the next one always comes easier.
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Steady
Market5 Jul 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chaco For Ever can pretend not to have heard.
Match3 Jul 2027
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 8 matches without defeat is a foundation Chaco For Ever did not have in the autumn.
Match3 Jul 2027
Three points for Chaco For Ever, 2-1 the final word against Morón in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad5 Jul 2027
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad5 Jul 2027
Tomás Bolzicco 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 Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The terraces5 Jul 2027
The press cannot get enough of Agustín Alonso
Praise is not points and never has been. It is, however, the fastest way for a valuation to move, and everybody in the game reads the same pages.
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Uneasy
Match12 Jun 2027
11 matches without a win for Chaco For Ever
The run now stands at 11, and the questions being asked around Chaco For Ever are no longer polite ones.
Market14 Jun 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad14 Jun 2027
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Boardroom14 Jun 2027
114% of the income goes out in wages at Chaco For Ever
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Match12 Jun 2027
A 1-1 draw with San Martín SJ leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
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Uneasy
Match17 May 2027
Position 1 and 27 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.
Market17 May 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match15 May 2027
The run now stands at 7, and the questions being asked around Chaco For Ever are no longer polite ones.
Squad17 May 2027
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom17 May 2027
128% of the income goes out in wages at Chaco For Ever
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Match15 May 2027
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Squad17 May 2027
Tomás Bolzicco asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad17 May 2027
At 30 he has made the position his own, and the man he took it from has to find something to say about it. Chaco For Ever have a decision that made itself.
Squad17 May 2027
The wait is over, and the relief was visible from the back of the stand. 1 for the season, and the next one always comes easier.
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Upbeat
Market5 Apr 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chaco For Ever can pretend not to have heard.
Squad5 Apr 2027
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Chaco For Ever have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad5 Apr 2027
94 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Match3 Apr 2027
The unbeaten run reaches 9. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Match3 Apr 2027
A 4-3 win over Gimnasia y Esgrima, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad5 Apr 2027
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Nicolás Caprio knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Squad5 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Agustín Alonso
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The terraces5 Apr 2027
Everybody has an opinion about Nicolás Caprio
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
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Triumph
Market15 Mar 2027
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match13 Mar 2027
The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Match13 Mar 2027
Three points for Chaco For Ever, 2-1 the final word against Mitre in a contest settled by the finer margins.
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Steady
Market11 Jan 2027
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chaco For Ever can pretend not to have heard.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Gastón Canuto 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 Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market11 Jan 2027
The window shut and Alejandro Encina is still in the building
Chaco For Ever spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.
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Steady
Market14 Dec 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chaco For Ever can pretend not to have heard.
Market14 Dec 2026
Estudiantes pay $200.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Market14 Dec 2026
Imanol Enríquez has left for Platense in a $120.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Market14 Dec 2026
Godoy Cruz pay $72.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad14 Dec 2026
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad14 Dec 2026
The transfer that hurt Andres Lioi most
Somebody else's move, somebody else's headline. What it left at Chaco For Ever is an empty peg and a footballer who keeps glancing at it.
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Steady
Market7 Dec 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market7 Dec 2026
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Chaco For Ever will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Squad7 Dec 2026
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market7 Dec 2026
Marcos Ojeda is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Chaco For Ever has been clear about where Marcos Ojeda stands, which is more than many ever get.
Market7 Dec 2026
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Gonzalo Cañete may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Mathías Silvera has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
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Steady
Market16 Nov 2026
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chaco For Ever can pretend not to have heard.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Nicolás Caprio 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 Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market16 Nov 2026
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Nicolás Caprio may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Steady
Market19 Oct 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad19 Oct 2026
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market19 Oct 2026
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Mathías Silvera may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Steady
Market12 Oct 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad12 Oct 2026
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market12 Oct 2026
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Imanol Enríquez may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
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Upbeat
Market21 Sep 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match19 Sep 2026
3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Match19 Sep 2026
Three points for Chaco For Ever, 1-0 the final word against Defensores in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Alan Luque gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Nicolás Caprio 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 Chaco For Ever, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad21 Sep 2026
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Chaco For Ever have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
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Uneasy
Market17 Aug 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad17 Aug 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match15 Aug 2026
It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
Squad17 Aug 2026
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Chaco For Ever have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Leonardo Marinucci has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Chaco For Ever know, and have known for weeks.
Market17 Aug 2026
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Lucas Sauer may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.