The Godoy Cruz Herald
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Santiago Montaña has agreed to leave Godoy Cruz for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Market10 Aug 2026
Santiago Montaña is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Godoy Cruz is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Lucas Arce 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Godoy Cruz
Diego Viera 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 ratings10 Aug 2026
Vicente Poggi runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Godoy Cruz supporters have found a favourite in Luciano Pascual
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Luciano Pascual has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Agustín Ramírez joins the Godoy Cruz first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Agustín Ramírez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Emiliano Rojas steps up from the Godoy Cruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Emiliano Rojas has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hernán García steps up from the Godoy Cruz academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hernán García has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Luciano Pascual stays put
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Luciano Pascual
- Match Honours even between Godoy Cruz and Defensores