14 Jan 2027
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Process
24 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Federico Dafonte asks to leave Boston River

“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

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Joel Abraham is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Alexander González

“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

Federico Dafonte falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Loan watch

7 goals on loan for Emiliano Gómez

24 appearances at Puebla and the goals keep coming. Boston River are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

In brief

Back issues
23 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Jairo O'Neill asks to leave Boston River

“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

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Luis Pereira signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luis Pereira and Boston River agree another 4 years.

Squad

Jairo O'Neill 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

The goals keep arriving from Emiliano Gómez’s exile

6 goals in 23 games at Puebla — numbers that travel home faster than he does. Somebody at Boston River updates a spreadsheet every Monday, and it makes better reading each week.

Market

Bruno Antúnez linked with a move away

The name of Bruno Antúnez keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Boston River say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

22 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

28 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Mateo Rivero puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Boston River, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market

La Luz come back empty-handed

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

Squad

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Fabián Borges signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Fabián Borges and Boston River agree another 3 years.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Juan Acosta

“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.

Boardroom

109% of the income goes out in wages at Boston River

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

21 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

21 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Artigas come back empty-handed

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

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

Plaza Colonia watching Francisco Martinicorena

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

Squad

No hiding place for Martín González

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Martín González, and the manager let it.

Squad

Marco Mancebo 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 Boston River, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Loan watch

Emiliano Gómez keeps scoring at Puebla

21 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

20 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Boardroom

Boston River beat the market to Lautaro Morales from Nacional

Nacional will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Lautaro Morales has pre-agreed a move to Boston River, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.

Squad

No hiding place for Alexander González

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alexander González, and the manager let it.

Market

Jairo O'Neill is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Boston River has been clear about where Jairo O'Neill stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief

19 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Boston River turn down Cerrito for Francisco Martinicorena

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

Market

Mateo Rivero told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Mateo Rivero has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Boston River.

Squad

Words at Boston River training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Federico Dafonte is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

In brief

18 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Franco Pérez: 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.” Boston River have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Boardroom

141% of the income goes out in wages at Boston River

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 Boston River Gazette

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Juan Acosta

“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

Emiliano Gómez keeps scoring at Puebla

17 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

16 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Alexander González

“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

Facundo Lemos out for 17 days

The medical room confirms 17 days on the sidelines for Facundo Lemos, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

In brief

15 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

9 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Franco Pérez signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Franco Pérez and Boston River agree another 3 years.

Squad

No hiding place for Martín González

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Martín González, and the manager let it.

In brief

  • Squad Words at Boston River training over how hard people work
14 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Marco Mancebo says Boston River 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

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Boardroom

141% of the income goes out in wages at Boston River

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

13 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Juan Acosta 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

Words at Boston River training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Federico Dafonte is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Loan watch

The goals keep arriving from Emiliano Gómez’s exile

5 goals in 13 games at Puebla — numbers that travel home faster than he does. Somebody at Boston River updates a spreadsheet every Monday, and it makes better reading each week.

In brief

12 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Facundo Muñoa keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Boston River may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Boston River count the cost of losing Facundo Lemos

50 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Squad

Tempers go at Boston River

Agustín Granja was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

In brief

11 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Agustín Amado stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Agustín Amado and Boston River agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

A wage question at Boston River

Francisco Bonfiglio has done the arithmetic and does not like the answer. Nothing corrodes a squad faster, and no club has ever solved it by explaining the wage structure to a footballer.

In brief

10 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Boardroom

256% of the income goes out in wages at Boston River

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.

Squad

No hiding place for Alexander González

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alexander González, and the manager let it.

In brief

9 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Mateo Rivero signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Mateo Rivero and Boston River agree another 4 years.

Squad

No hiding place for Juan Acosta

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Juan Acosta, and the manager let it.

In brief

  • Squad Words at Boston River training over how hard people work
8 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Francisco Martinicorena 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

Fredy Martínez 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

7 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Mateo Rivero

“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

Agustín Amado 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 Boston River, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

6 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Francisco Barrios

Defensive actions: 29. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Leandro Suhr

Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Player ratings

Nothing got past Agustín Aguirre

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 21 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Player ratings

Ninety minutes of Yair González at his very best

Marked 9.24. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Boston River.

Boardroom

256% of the income goes out in wages at Boston River

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.

Match

Boston River find a way past Nacional

Nacional made Boston River work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

Alexander González 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

Brian Pintos in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

A place in the month's best eleven for Agustín Aguirre

Four or five weekends of consistency, judged against everybody in the division doing his job. Agustín Aguirre has come out of that comparison in the side, and Boston River have had the benefit of every one of those afternoons.

In brief

5 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Bruno Antúnez

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.

Player ratings

Yair González runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Progreso take the points off Boston River

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

Squad

The manager makes an example of Juan Acosta

“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

Boston River pick somebody else ahead of Agustín Amado

There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.

In brief

4 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Boston River taken apart

0‑4 to Wanderers, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.

Player ratings

Yair González runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 33. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

The terraces

The ground has had enough

“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 30 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.

Squad

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad

Francisco Bonfiglio 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.

Boardroom

Doors closed at Boston River

The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.

In brief

3 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

The small margins put Boston River out

Out, 1‑0 to Racing, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Bruno Antúnez

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.

Player ratings

Nothing got past Agustín Aguirre

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 26 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Player ratings

A chastening introduction for Agustín Fernández — 5.79

It is a hard way to meet a crowd. Marked 5.79 on the day he was handed the shirt, and the important thing now is what the next one looks like.

Player ratings

Lucas Castro runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

Agustín Amado was on a different afternoon to everybody else

8.50. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.

Squad

No hiding place for Martín González

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Martín González, and the manager let it.

Squad

Words at Boston River training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Federico Dafonte is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

In brief

2 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Yair González

Successful dribbles: 26. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Bruno Antúnez signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Bruno Antúnez commits to Boston River for another 4 years.

Player ratings

Nothing got past Agustín Aguirre

23 defensive actions and a clean sheet at the end of them. A defender's afternoon can only be told by what did not happen, which is why nobody makes a highlights package out of one and every manager in the division would take it.

Squad

Leandro Suhr in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Boston River this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Andrés Romero 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

Nobody at Boston River has picked up the phone to Leandro Suhr

48 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.

Player ratings

Francisco Barrios was the difference for Boston River

Marked 7.73. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.

Squad

Bruno Antúnez 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 Boston River, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Match

Boston River and Plaza Colonia cancel each other out

Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Plaza Colonia came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.

In brief

1 Edition

The Boston River Gazette

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Boston River turn down Portimonense for Alexander González

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

Squad

Leandro Suhr signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Leandro Suhr commits to Boston River for another 4 years.

Squad

Tempers go at Boston River

Leandro Suhr was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Yair González

Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Leandro Suhr 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

49 months and counting on Francisco Barrios

Still no offer on the table, and Francisco Barrios’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.

In brief