23 Oct 2028
Monday
Process
116 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

16 Oct 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Juan Pablo Insúa keeps Barracas Central in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Squad

Gastón Campi says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match

Barracas Central get the job done against Aldosivi

A 1-0 win over Aldosivi, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Yeison Gordillo

“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.

Market

Barracas Central bring in an old head

Leandro Desábato is 38 and has run out of things to prove. What he has left is where to stand, when to slow it down and what to say at half-time, and none of that is on a fitness chart.

In brief

Back issues
115 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

9 Oct 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Maximiliano Puig: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Jhonatan Candia stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Jhonatan Candia and Barracas Central agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Manuel Duarte is carrying Barracas Central

9 goals and a season average of 7.44. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Match

Barracas Central see off Gimnasia y Esgrima

Three points for Barracas Central, 2-0 the final word against Gimnasia y Esgrima in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Iván Guaraz

“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.

Market

The David Ojeda talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

114 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

2 Oct 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

5 matches without a win for Barracas Central

The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Barracas Central are no longer polite ones.

Market

Matías Pérez Acuña is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barracas Central is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Jhonatan Candia signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jhonatan Candia commits to Barracas Central for another 2 years.

Match

Barracas Central come up short against Independiente Rivadavia

Independiente Rivadavia left with the points after a 1-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.28 with 9 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad

Tomás Lavezzi 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.

In brief

113 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

25 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Joshua Carabajal is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barracas Central is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

The manager makes an example of David 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.

Squad

Jesús Hakanson 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

112 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

18 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Fernando Tobio: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match

4 matches without a win for Barracas Central

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Barracas Central are no longer polite ones.

In brief

111 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

11 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Manuel Duarte is carrying Barracas Central

9 goals and a season average of 7.47. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Squad

Jesús Hakanson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Jesús Hakanson and Barracas Central agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz wants to come home

“I did not go to San Jose Earthquakes to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 5 appearances in 26 matches say the rest.

In brief

110 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

4 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Matías Pérez Acuña has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match

River Plate take the points off Barracas Central

Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Tomás Porra

“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.

Squad

Voices raised on the Barracas Central training ground

Two players, one bad tackle and a session that had to be stopped. It was over in a minute; it was outside the gates in an hour.

Squad

Luca Fernández stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Luca Fernández and Barracas Central agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín has seen enough of San Jose Earthquakes

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 13 appearances in 20 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

109 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

28 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Joshua Carabajal has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is carrying Barracas Central

9 goals and a season average of 7.29. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Squad

Marcelo Miño lets one through his hands

A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.

Match

Barracas Central and Atlético Tucumán take a point apiece

It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad

David Ojeda 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.

Squad

Yonghyun Park 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

108 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

21 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Gastón Campi: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barracas Central is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Match

Barracas Central see off Argentinos Juniors

Three points for Barracas Central, 2-1 the final word against Argentinos Juniors in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.26 with 8 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad

Ezequiel Santa Cruz 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.

Squad

Yeison Gordillo 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.

Market

Yonghyun Park linked with a move away

The name of Yonghyun Park keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Barracas Central say nothing, which says plenty.

Market

Joshua Carabajal placed on the list

Barracas Central have made Joshua Carabajal available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Boardroom

Barracas Central answer back

A squad written off a fortnight ago has closed ranks. Whatever was said behind that door, it has held so far.

In brief

107 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

14 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Jesús Hakanson is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barracas Central is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Manuel Duarte is carrying Barracas Central

8 goals and a season average of 7.40. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Squad

Facundo Mater 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.

Match

Barracas Central draw a blank against Tigre

The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Tigre defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.

Squad

Yeison Gordillo 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

The terraces

Everybody has an opinion about Dardo Miloc

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.

In brief

106 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

7 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Matías Pérez Acuña has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Facundo Mater signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Facundo Mater commits to Barracas Central for another 3 years.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz wants to come home

“I did not go to San Jose Earthquakes to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 5 appearances in 21 matches say the rest.

Squad

Yeison Gordillo out for 14 days

The medical room confirms 14 days on the sidelines for Yeison Gordillo, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Gastón Campi

“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.

Squad

Iván Tapia has to sit this one out

A booking nobody needed, on a night the game was already won. Barracas Central lose a player for the most avoidable reason there is.

In brief

105 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

31 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Barracas Central turn down Independiente Rivadavia for Ezequiel Santa Cruz

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Yonghyun Park has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match

Barracas Central get the job done against Banfield

A 2-1 win over Banfield, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Barracas Central lose Alejandro Hermes

43 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad

Tomás Lavezzi 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.

Market

Chacarita Juniors expected to open talks for Lucas Villagra

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Barracas Central will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad

Jhonatan Candia unhappy with how he is being used

Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Jhonatan Candia has let it be known that he does not like the way Barracas Central are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

Squad

David Ojeda 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.

Market

Still no signature from Dardo Miloc

2 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Barracas Central could get for him.

In brief

104 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

24 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to Barracas Central's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Barracas Central has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barracas Central is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Market

Barracas Central turn down San Martín SJ for Jesús Hakanson

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Match

Barracas Central come up short against Gimnasia La Plata

Gimnasia La Plata left with the points after a 0-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Market

Joshua Carabajal attracts admirers

The name of Joshua Carabajal has come up in conversations Barracas Central were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Squad

Rodrigo Insúa 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.

In brief

103 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

17 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to Barracas Central's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Barracas Central has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Alvarado come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market

Independiente Rivadavia watching Ezequiel Santa Cruz

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Barracas Central have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Santiago Villalba

“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.

Squad

Manuel Duarte is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.37 with 8 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Match

A bad afternoon for Barracas Central against Racing Club

0-1 to Racing Club, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Barracas Central has been clear about where Ezequiel Santa Cruz stands, which is more than many ever get.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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.

The terraces

The spotlight tightens on Facundo Mater

Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.

In brief

102 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

10 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Barracas Central lose Manuel Duarte

14 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Market

Jesús Hakanson has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Tomás Porra stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Tomás Porra and Barracas Central agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Yeison Gordillo out for 46 days

The medical room confirms 46 days on the sidelines for Yeison Gordillo, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz has seen enough of San Jose Earthquakes

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 4 appearances in 17 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

101 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

3 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Barracas Central turn down Independiente Rivadavia for Ezequiel Santa Cruz

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Matías Pérez Acuña is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barracas Central is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Barracas Central lose Alejandro Hermes

73 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Market

Central Córdoba SdE expected to open talks for Jesús Hakanson

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Barracas Central will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad

Tomás Porra 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.

Market

Jesús Hakanson told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Jesús Hakanson has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Barracas Central.

In brief

100 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

26 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barracas Central is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Market

Aldosivi expected to open talks for Yonghyun Park

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Barracas Central will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Gastón Campi

“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.

In brief

99 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

19 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

David Ojeda says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Barracas Central turn down Mitre for Joshua Carabajal

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

The manager makes an example of William Delgado

“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.

Squad

Marcelo Miño 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

David Ojeda linked with a move away

The name of David Ojeda keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Barracas Central say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

98 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

12 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Yonghyun Park asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Squad

William Delgado says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Barracas Central lose Iván Tapia

17 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Market

Almagro come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz has seen enough of San Jose Earthquakes

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 4 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.

Market

Independiente Rivadavia are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Barracas Central will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

In brief

97 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

5 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

David Ojeda asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Squad

Tomás Lavezzi says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market

Matías Pérez Acuña is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Barracas Central is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

Alejandro Hermes out for 104 days

The medical room confirms 104 days on the sidelines for Alejandro Hermes, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market

Joshua Carabajal attracts admirers

The name of Joshua Carabajal has come up in conversations Barracas Central were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Ezequiel Santa Cruz

“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.

In brief

96 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

29 May 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Ezequiel Santa Cruz says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match

Talleres take the points off Barracas Central

Beaten 0-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

Manuel Duarte is carrying Barracas Central

8 goals and a season average of 7.37. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

In brief

95 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

22 May 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Gastón Campi says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dardo Miloc

“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.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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.

In brief

94 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

15 May 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Alex Juárez 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Facundo Mater

“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.

Match

Honours even between Barracas Central and Rosario Central

3-3, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz wants to come home

“I did not go to San Jose Earthquakes to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.

The terraces

The spotlight tightens on Marcelo Miño

Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.

Squad

Gastón Campi 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The David Ojeda talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

The terraces

The press cannot get enough of Kevin Jappert

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.

Squad

Kevin Jappert keeps his manager's vote

The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Kevin Jappert plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.

In brief

93 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

8 May 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Yeison Gordillo: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Tiziano Morales signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tiziano Morales commits to Barracas Central for another 4 years.

Squad

Gastón Campi 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.

Match

Barracas Central share the spoils with Aldosivi

A 1-1 draw with Aldosivi leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Market

The Iván Tapia talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

92 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

1 May 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Barracas Central see off Gimnasia y Esgrima

Three points for Barracas Central, 1-0 the final word against Gimnasia y Esgrima in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

Manuel Duarte is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.34 with 8 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad

Marcelo Miño 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.

In brief

91 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

24 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Barracas Central bow out of the cup

Agropecuario Argentino go through and Barracas Central go home, 0-1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Squad

Manuel Duarte is carrying Barracas Central

7 goals and a season average of 7.27. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Barracas Central dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

In brief

90 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

17 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Alex Juárez 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Wilfredo Rivera 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The David Ojeda talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

89 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

10 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Barracas Central are in among the leaders

Position 3 and 17 points on the board. Nobody at the ground will say the word out loud yet, and everybody at the ground is thinking it.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match

Barracas Central get the job done against Belgrano

A 1-0 win over Belgrano, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Market

San Jose Earthquakes are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Barracas Central will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad

Manuel Duarte is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.21 with 6 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad

Tomás Lavezzi 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.

In brief

88 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

3 Apr 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Barracas Central see off Huracán

Three points for Barracas Central, 3-1 the final word against Huracán in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

Voices raised on the Barracas Central training ground

Two players, one bad tackle and a session that had to be stopped. It was over in a minute; it was outside the gates in an hour.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Wilfredo Rivera

“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.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

Tomás Gauchat wants a proper job in this side

Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Tomás Gauchat has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Barracas Central know, and have known for weeks.

Market

Dardo Miloc runs his contract down

6 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Barracas Central money.

In brief

87 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

27 Mar 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Marcelo Miño keeps Barracas Central in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Santiago Villalba

“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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Barracas Central against River Plate

0-1 to River Plate, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

In brief

86 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

20 Mar 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Barracas Central and Atlético Tucumán take a point apiece

It finished 2-2, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad

Dardo Miloc 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.

Market

The David Ojeda talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

85 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

13 Mar 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Marcelo Miño keeps Barracas Central in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 12 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market

Alex Juárez asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match

Barracas Central get the job done against Argentinos Juniors

A 2-1 win over Argentinos Juniors, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Marcelo Miño

“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.

Squad

Santiago Villalba finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Barracas Central have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Market

The Iván Tapia talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

Yeison Gordillo 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

The terraces

The press cannot get enough of Santiago Villalba

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.

In brief

84 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

6 Mar 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

FC Dallas come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

Valentino Gandín: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Jhonatan Candia stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Jhonatan Candia and Barracas Central agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

In brief

83 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

28 Feb 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Barracas Central tear Sarmiento apart

Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 4-0 against Sarmiento, and it could have been more.

Squad

Barracas Central lose Fernando Tobio

66 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad

Gastón Campi 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.

In brief

82 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

21 Feb 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Marcelo Miño

There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad

Santiago Villalba signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Santiago Villalba commits to Barracas Central for another 4 years.

Match

Barracas Central get the job done against Banfield

A 2-1 win over Banfield, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

Leandro Duarte out for 39 days

The medical room confirms 39 days on the sidelines for Leandro Duarte, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Iván Guaraz

“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.

Market

The David Ojeda talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

81 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

14 Feb 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to Barracas Central's wait for a win

8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Barracas Central has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Santiago Villalba

“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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Barracas Central against Gimnasia La Plata

0-1 to Gimnasia La Plata, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

Marcelo Miño lets one through his hands

A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.

Squad

Alex Juárez 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.

In brief

80 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

7 Feb 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Alex Juárez 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Match

No end in sight to Barracas Central's wait for a win

7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Barracas Central has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Miguel Ángel Bruno is a Barracas Central player again

He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.

Market

Leonardo Vázquez is a Barracas Central player again

He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.

Market

Agustín Romero comes home

The shirt still fits. Agustín Romero is back at Barracas Central, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Match

A bad afternoon for Barracas Central against Racing Club

1-3 to Racing Club, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Wilfredo Rivera

“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.

Squad

Rafael Barrios signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rafael Barrios commits to Barracas Central for another 1 years.

Squad

Gastón Campi 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

79 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

31 Jan 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Fernando Tobio out for 97 days

The medical room confirms 97 days on the sidelines for Fernando Tobio, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Iván Tapia keeps his manager's vote

The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Iván Tapia plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.

Squad

Oziel Gorosito is out on the grass again

He came through the session, took part in everything and finished it smiling. Barracas Central will not rush him, and he will spend the next fortnight trying to rush them.

78 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

24 Jan 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

The manager makes an example of David 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.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz placed on the list

Barracas Central have made Ezequiel Santa Cruz available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Market

The David Ojeda talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

77 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

17 Jan 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Quilmes come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Market

The Iván Tapia talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Barracas Central know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

76 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

10 Jan 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Mitre come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Maximiliano Puig

“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.

Squad

Tomás Porra 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

75 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

3 Jan 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Maipú come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

Barracas Central lose Fernando Tobio

129 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Gastón Campi

“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.

Market

Mitre expected to open talks for Jesús Hakanson

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Barracas Central will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad

Tomás Porra 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

Somebody is after Iván Tapia’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Iván Tapia suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Barracas Central have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

In brief

74 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

27 Dec 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Yonghyun Park attracts admirers

The name of Yonghyun Park has come up in conversations Barracas Central were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Market

Maipú expected to open talks for David Ojeda

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Barracas Central will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín has seen enough of Metalist

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 14 appearances in 45 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Nicolás Capraro

“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.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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.

Market

Nicolás Capraro's people are making calls

“He needs to be playing at a level that matches him, and we are open to conversations.” Nobody says that by accident, and nobody at Barracas Central misheard it.

In brief

73 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

20 Dec 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom

Continental nights are coming to Barracas Central

Qualification is secured, and next season the big floodlit nights are continental ones. For the players it is a stage; for the accounts it is a lifeline; for the supporters it is passports.

Market

Madryn come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

34 appearances away from home and 14 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

Jesús Hakanson stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Jesús Hakanson and Barracas Central agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín keeps scoring at Metalist

14 appearances away from home and 6 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Market

Iván Tapia linked with a move away

The name of Iván Tapia keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Barracas Central say nothing, which says plenty.

Market

Still no signature from Nicolás Capraro

1 months left and the two sides are nowhere near each other. Every week this drags on takes money off what Barracas Central could get for him.

Market

Damián Martínez leaves for nothing

Contract settled, hands shaken, no fee changing hands. Damián Martínez leaves Barracas Central the quiet way, and the wage bill breathes a little easier.

In brief

72 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

13 Dec 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Nicolás Capraro 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Nicolás Capraro has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Market

Barracas Central turn down Mitre for Yonghyun Park

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Lucas Villagra attracts admirers

The name of Lucas Villagra has come up in conversations Barracas Central were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Rodrigo Insúa

“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.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz has seen enough of Toronto FC

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 4 appearances in 33 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

71 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

6 Dec 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

David Ojeda: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Barracas Central turn down Talleres for Ezequiel Santa Cruz

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Fernando Tobio out for 160 days

The medical room confirms 160 days on the sidelines for Fernando Tobio, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market

Joshua Carabajal attracts admirers

The name of Joshua Carabajal has come up in conversations Barracas Central were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Squad

Gastón Campi stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Gastón Campi and Barracas Central agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market

Ezequiel Santa Cruz told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Ezequiel Santa Cruz has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Barracas Central.

In brief

70 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

29 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Tomás Porra says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín has seen enough of Metalist

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 12 appearances in 41 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

Yonatthan Rak 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.

In brief

69 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

22 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Maximiliano Puig: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

34 appearances away from home and 14 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

Ezequiel Santa Cruz 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.

In brief

68 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

15 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Juan Espínola decides it from twelve yards

1 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.

Match

6 matches without a win for Barracas Central

The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Barracas Central are no longer polite ones.

Market

Nicolás Capraro 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Nicolás Capraro has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Rodrigo Insúa

“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.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz has seen enough of Toronto FC

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 4 appearances in 29 say he has earned the hearing.

Match

Barracas Central share the spoils with Boca Juniors

A 2-2 draw with Boca Juniors leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Squad

Gonzalo Maroni is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.24 with 3 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad

Gonzalo Maroni has to sit this one out

A booking nobody needed, on a night the game was already won. Barracas Central lose a player for the most avoidable reason there is.

In brief

67 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

8 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Juan Espínola is the hero from the spot

A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Juan Espínola: 3 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.

Match

5 matches without a win for Barracas Central

The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Barracas Central are no longer polite ones.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.39 with 7 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

In brief

66 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

1 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Alex Juárez asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín wants to come home

“I did not go to Metalist to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 11 appearances in 37 matches say the rest.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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.

In brief

65 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

25 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

4 matches without a win for Barracas Central

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Barracas Central are no longer polite ones.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

34 appearances away from home and 14 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Yonatthan Rak

“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.

Match

Honours even between Barracas Central and Rosario Central

1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Squad

Rodrigo Bogarín is carrying Barracas Central

2 goals and a season average of 7.22. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Loan watch

6 goals on loan for Valentino Gandín

11 appearances at Metalist and the goals keep coming. Barracas Central are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

In brief

64 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

18 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nicolás Capraro 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Nicolás Capraro has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Rodrigo Insúa

“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.

Squad

Wilfredo Rivera stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Wilfredo Rivera and Barracas Central agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz wants to come home

“I did not go to Toronto FC to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 25 matches say the rest.

Match

Barracas Central and Aldosivi take a point apiece

It finished 2-2, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

In brief

63 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

11 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Kevin Jappert is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.41 with 7 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Match

Barracas Central come up short against Tigre

Tigre left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Gonzalo Morales 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.

In brief

62 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

4 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Dardo Miloc signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Dardo Miloc commits to Barracas Central for another 1 years.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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.

Match

Honours even between Barracas Central and Independiente Rivadavia

3-3, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín wants to come home

“I did not go to Metalist to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 9 appearances in 33 matches say the rest.

Squad

Gonzalo Maroni is carrying Barracas Central

2 goals and a season average of 7.20. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Squad

Tomás Porra 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.

In brief

61 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

27 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Ezequiel Santa Cruz says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

34 appearances away from home and 14 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

Tomás Porra 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

60 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

20 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Barracas Central up to position 3

18 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Market

Nicolás Capraro 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Nicolás Capraro: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Nicolás Capraro has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Manuel Duarte signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Manuel Duarte commits to Barracas Central for another 4 years.

Match

Barracas Central see off Belgrano

Three points for Barracas Central, 1-0 the final word against Belgrano in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Loan watch

13 goals on loan for Santiago Villalba

33 appearances at Chaco For Ever and the goals keep coming. Barracas Central are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz wants to come home

“I did not go to Toronto FC to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 21 matches say the rest.

Squad

Alex Juárez 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.

In brief

59 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

13 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Barracas Central come up short against Huracán

Huracán left with the points after a 0-2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is carrying Barracas Central

7 goals and a season average of 7.42. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

32 appearances away from home and 12 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Tomás Porra

“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.

Squad

Iván Tapia has to sit this one out

A booking nobody needed, on a night the game was already won. Barracas Central lose a player for the most avoidable reason there is.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín keeps scoring at Metalist

7 appearances away from home and 5 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

In brief

58 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

6 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Marcelo Miño keeps Barracas Central in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 9 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Match

Barracas Central see off River Plate

Three points for Barracas Central, 1-0 the final word against River Plate in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Rodrigo Insúa

“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.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín has seen enough of Metalist

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 6 appearances in 29 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

Manuel Duarte is off the mark for Barracas Central

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Squad

International call for Norberto Briasco

Norberto Briasco joins up with his country. Barracas Central lose him for the window and would like him back in one piece.

In brief

57 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

30 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

The manager makes an example of David 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.

Match

No goals between Barracas Central and Atlético Tucumán

Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Atlético Tucumán will be the happier side with the point.

Squad

Jhonatan Candia wants a proper job in this side

Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Jhonatan Candia has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Barracas Central know, and have known for weeks.

In brief

56 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Juan Espínola keeps Barracas Central in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market

Nicolás Capraro 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Nicolás Capraro has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz wants to come home

“I did not go to Toronto FC to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 17 matches say the rest.

Squad

Alex Juárez 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.

Market

Chippa United expected to open talks for Juan Pablo Insúa

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Barracas Central will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

In brief

55 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

16 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market

Alex Juárez 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Marcelo Miño says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match

Barracas Central find a way past Estudiantes

Estudiantes made Barracas Central work for it, but the scoreboard read 2-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.41 with 7 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

28 appearances away from home and 12 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

Dardo Miloc 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.

In brief

54 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

9 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Dardo Miloc: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

Barracas Central see off Sarmiento

Three points for Barracas Central, 1-0 the final word against Sarmiento in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

Dardo Miloc signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Dardo Miloc commits to Barracas Central for another 1 years.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín has seen enough of Metalist

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 2 appearances in 25 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

Yonatthan Rak 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.

Market

Talks stall between Barracas Central and Lucas Villagra

“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.

In brief

53 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

2 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Banfield take the points off Barracas Central

Beaten 0-1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

The manager makes an example of David 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.

Squad

Dardo Miloc 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.

In brief

52 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

26 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nicolás Capraro 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Nicolás Capraro has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Barracas Central they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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.

Loan watch

11 goals on loan for Santiago Villalba

25 appearances at Chaco For Ever and the goals keep coming. Barracas Central are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz wants to come home

“I did not go to Toronto FC to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 13 matches say the rest.

Match

Barracas Central draw a blank against Gimnasia La Plata

The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Gimnasia La Plata defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.

Market

David Ojeda linked with a move away

The name of David Ojeda keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Barracas Central say nothing, which says plenty.

Market

The window shut and Rodrigo Bogarín is still in the building

Barracas Central 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.

Squad

David Ojeda cannot buy one

0 in 3. He is still getting into the positions, which is the half nobody can coach; the other half has deserted him.

In brief

51 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

19 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Juan Espínola

There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad

Gonzalo Morales takes the match ball home

3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.

Match

Barracas Central find a way past Racing Club

Racing Club made Barracas Central work for it, but the scoreboard read 4-3 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Market

Talleres watching Ezequiel Santa Cruz

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Barracas Central have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.39 with 7 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

24 appearances away from home and 10 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Squad

Dardo Miloc 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.

The terraces

The spotlight tightens on Dardo Miloc

Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.

Market

Barracas Central put Nicolás Monje up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Nicolás Monje may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

In brief

50 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

12 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

David Ojeda stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” David Ojeda and Barracas Central agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín wants to come home

“I did not go to Metalist to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 21 matches say the rest.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Nicolás Capraro

“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.

In brief

49 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

5 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Alex Juárez 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Juan Pablo Insúa signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Juan Pablo Insúa commits to Barracas Central for another 3 years.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Enzo Taborda

“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.

Loan watch

7 goals on loan for Santiago Villalba

22 appearances at Chaco For Ever and the goals keep coming. Barracas Central are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

Is this Mariano Klauss’s last season?

“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Mariano Klauss is 34, with 0 appearances behind him, and Barracas Central will have to plan for whichever answer comes.

In brief

48 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

28 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nicolás Capraro 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Enzo Taborda says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz wants to come home

“I did not go to Toronto FC to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

21 appearances away from home and 6 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Market

David Ojeda linked with a move away

The name of David Ojeda keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Barracas Central say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

47 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

21 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Marcelo Miño says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Dardo Miloc 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.

Squad

Tomás Porra 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

46 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

14 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Carlos Arce says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market

Barracas Central turn down Mitre for Yonghyun Park

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín wants to come home

“I did not go to Metalist to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 17 matches say the rest.

In brief

45 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

7 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Yonatthan Rak 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Nicolás Capraro 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.

Squad

Rafael Barrios is not saying it is over

“Ask me in the summer. I will know before anybody else does.” He is 34 with 124 appearances behind him, and Barracas Central have to plan for both answers.

In brief

44 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

31 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Juan Pablo Insúa says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.40 with 7 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Match

Barracas Central come up short against Platense

Platense left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Loan watch

Iván Guaraz has seen enough of Toronto FC

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Gonzalo Morales

“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.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

17 appearances away from home and 6 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

In brief

43 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

24 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Fernando Tobio says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Yonatthan Rak

“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.

Squad

Nicolás Capraro 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.

In brief

42 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

17 May 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Facundo Bruera takes the match ball home

3 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.

Match

11 unbeaten for Barracas Central

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 11 matches without defeat is a foundation Barracas Central did not have in the autumn.

Market

Nicolás Capraro 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Match

Barracas Central find a way past Rosario Central

Rosario Central made Barracas Central work for it, but the scoreboard read 3-2 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

Tomás Lavezzi signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tomás Lavezzi commits to Barracas Central for another 4 years.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín wants to come home

“I did not go to Metalist to sit and watch. I want to come back to Barracas Central and fight for my place.” 1 appearances in 13 matches say the rest.

Squad

Tomás Porra 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.

Squad

Manuel Duarte 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.

Boardroom

Barracas Central were not finished after all

Written off a fortnight ago, the squad has closed ranks and answered on the pitch. Something was said behind that door, and so far it is holding.

In brief

41 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

10 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Alex Juárez 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Match

10 unbeaten for Barracas Central

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 10 matches without defeat is a foundation Barracas Central did not have in the autumn.

Squad

David Ojeda stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” David Ojeda and Barracas Central agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

In brief

40 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

3 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Juan Espínola keeps Barracas Central in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Match

9 unbeaten for Barracas Central

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 9 matches without defeat is a foundation Barracas Central did not have in the autumn.

Match

Barracas Central find a way past Tigre

Tigre made Barracas Central work for it, but the scoreboard read 3-2 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is carrying Barracas Central

7 goals and a season average of 7.41. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Dardo Miloc

“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.

Loan watch

5 goals on loan for Santiago Villalba

13 appearances at Chaco For Ever and the goals keep coming. Barracas Central are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

In brief

39 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

26 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Juan Espínola keeps Barracas Central in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 13 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Match

Barracas Central out of the cup

All Boys ended it 1-1. The season narrows to the league now, and everyone in the ground knew it before the final whistle.

Match

Barracas Central run riot against Independiente Rivadavia

3-0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.

Match

Still nobody has beaten Barracas Central

The unbeaten run reaches 8. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Squad

Kevin Jappert is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.32 with 6 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Yonatthan Rak

“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.

Squad

Yonghyun Park is off the mark for Barracas Central

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

The terraces

Everybody has an opinion about Carlos Arce

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.

The terraces

The press cannot get enough of Jhonatan Candia

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.

In brief

38 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

19 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Gastón Campi: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Toronto FC are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Barracas Central will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín has seen enough of Metalist

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 1 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

37 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

12 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Alex Juárez asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Match

No end in sight to Barracas Central's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Barracas Central has to find a result from somewhere.

Match

Still nobody has beaten Barracas Central

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.

Squad

Juan Espínola 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.

Match

Barracas Central share the spoils with Belgrano

A 1-1 draw with Belgrano leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

The terraces

The spotlight tightens on Juan Espínola

Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.

Loan watch

4 goals on loan for Santiago Villalba

10 appearances at Chaco For Ever and the goals keep coming. Barracas Central are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

Squad

Alex Juárez 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.

Squad

Somebody is after Manuel Duarte’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Manuel Duarte suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Barracas Central have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

In brief

36 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

5 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Barracas Central turn down Sarpsborg 08 for Iván Guaraz

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

The month belongs to Kevin Jappert

The award is a small thing with a heavy meaning: for four weeks nobody in this division did his job better. Barracas Central have the trophy on a shelf and the player in the side.

Squad

Dardo Miloc 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.

In brief

35 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

29 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

San Diego Football Club watching Iván Guaraz

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Barracas Central have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad

Enzo Taborda 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.

Match

Barracas Central share the spoils with River Plate

A 1-1 draw with River Plate leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

In brief

34 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

22 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nicolás Capraro asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Market

Houston Dynamo are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Barracas Central will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Loan watch

Valentino Gandín has seen enough of Metalist

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Barracas Central, and 1 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.

Match

Honours even between Barracas Central and Atlético Tucumán

2-2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Squad

Nicolás Capraro 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.

Squad

Facundo Bruera suspended

One booking too many, and Facundo Bruera sits out. Barracas Central lose him for the sort of avoidable reason that makes a manager's week longer.

In brief

33 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

15 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Alex Juárez asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Squad

Juan Espínola keeps Barracas Central in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Match

Barracas Central find a way past Argentinos Juniors

Argentinos Juniors made Barracas Central work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

In brief

32 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

8 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

3 goals for Facundo Bruera

The match ball belongs to Facundo Bruera, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.

Market

Houston Dynamo come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Barracas Central did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad

Yonatthan Rak: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

In brief

31 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

1 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Facundo Bruera 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.

Match

Barracas Central come up short against Sarmiento

Sarmiento left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

Tomás Porra signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tomás Porra commits to Barracas Central for another 4 years.

In brief

30 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

22 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Nicolás Capraro asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Match

Still nobody has beaten Barracas Central

The unbeaten run reaches 7. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Match

Barracas Central get the job done against Banfield

A 2-1 win over Banfield, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Damián Martínez

“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.

Squad

Iván Guaraz finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Barracas Central have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Squad

Iván Guaraz 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

29 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

15 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Still nobody has beaten Barracas Central

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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Nicolás Capraro

“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.

Match

Barracas Central and Gimnasia La Plata take a point apiece

It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad

Jhonatan Candia unhappy with how he is being used

Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Jhonatan Candia has let it be known that he does not like the way Barracas Central are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

Squad

Iván Guaraz 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.

Market

Barracas Central put Nicolás Capraro up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Nicolás Capraro may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

In brief

28 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Juan Espínola

There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Market

Ezequiel Lombardi comes home

The shirt still fits. Ezequiel Lombardi is back at Barracas Central, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Market

Matías Otero comes home

The shirt still fits. Matías Otero is back at Barracas Central, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Market

Zurdo comes home

The shirt still fits. Zurdo is back at Barracas Central, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Market

Flaco comes home

The shirt still fits. Flaco is back at Barracas Central, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.

Squad

Iván Tapia 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.

Match

Barracas Central and Racing Club take a point apiece

It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad

Gonzalo Morales 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.

Squad

Carlos Arce is not saying it is over

“Ask me in the summer. I will know before anybody else does.” He is 36 with 32 appearances behind him, and Barracas Central have to plan for both answers.

In brief

27 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Barracas Central turn down Persik for Valentino Gandín

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Yeison Gordillo

“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.

Squad

Rodrigo Bogarín 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

26 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Barracas Central sink to position 14

10 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.

Market

Nicolás Capraro asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Tomás Porra

“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.

In brief

25 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Alex Juárez asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Squad

Tomás Porra says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Facundo Bruera 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.

In brief

24 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Carlos Arce 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Kevin Jappert

“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.

Squad

Juan Pablo Insúa signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Juan Pablo Insúa commits to Barracas Central for another 3 years.

In brief

23 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Damián Martínez asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Squad

Barracas Central lose Jhonatan Candia

21 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad

Tomás Gauchat stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Tomás Gauchat and Barracas Central agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Kevin Jappert 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.

Squad

Juan Pablo Insúa 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.

Loan watch

Santiago Villalba keeps scoring at Chaco For Ever

8 appearances away from home and 3 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

In brief

22 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

28 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Barracas Central sink to position 14

10 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.

Market

Nicolás Capraro asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Boardroom

Wages eat 112% of everything Barracas Central earn

There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.

In brief

21 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

21 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Rodrigo Bogarín 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Barracas Central sell Diego Pavia for $160.0K

Diego Pavia has left for Newell's Old Boys in a $160.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.

Squad

Valentino Gandín 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.

Squad

Iván Tapia 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 Barracas Central, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

Ayrton Araóz told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Ayrton Araóz has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Barracas Central.

Market

Damián Martínez placed on the list

Barracas Central have made Damián Martínez available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief

20 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Barracas Central bow out of the cup

Ferro Carril Oeste go through and Barracas Central go home, 1-1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Squad

Iván Tapia says Barracas Central went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Juan Espínola is the hero from the spot

A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Juan Espínola: 1 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.

Squad

Tomás Lavezzi stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Tomás Lavezzi and Barracas Central agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The terraces

Everybody has an opinion about Juan Espínola

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.

Market

Carlos Arce is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Barracas Central has been clear about where Carlos Arce stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief

19 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Dardo Miloc: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Jhonatan Candia out for 54 days

The medical room confirms 54 days on the sidelines for Jhonatan Candia, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market

Damián Martínez told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Damián Martínez has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Barracas Central.

In brief

18 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Barracas Central sink to position 14

10 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.

Market

Nicolás Capraro asks to leave Barracas Central

“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.

Boardroom

135% of the income goes out in wages at Barracas Central

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.

In brief

17 Edition

The Barracas Central Gazette

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Juan Espínola

There were 16 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Market

Rodrigo Bogarín 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 Barracas Central can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Fernando Tobio: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Barracas Central have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

In brief