Unión de Santa Fe U20

24 Aug 2027
Tuesday
Process
56 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Matías Mansilla keeps Unión de Santa Fe in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market

Mateo Montenegro asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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 Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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

Agustín Colazo in the eights

A performance of 9.05 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe get the job done against Temperley

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

Squad

Defences have started doubling up on Agustín Colazo

7 goals and a season average of 7.41 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Juan Pablo Ludueña

Marked 8.62 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Player ratings

One of those days for Mateo Del Blanco

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.40, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad

Imanol Enríquez 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

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

16 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Juan Pablo Ludueña 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 The request is on a desk at Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Mateo Montenegro: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Lautaro Vargas 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

Bruno Pittón knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Bruno Pittón trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Loan watch

Daniel Juárez keeps scoring at San Miguel

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

Market

The Enzo Roldán story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Enzo Roldán signs something — a contract at Unión de Santa Fe or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

Loan watch

3 goals on loan for Pablo Palacio

14 appearances at Almagro and the goals keep coming. Unión de Santa Fe are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

Market

The shop window has Mateo Raschia in it

Unión de Santa Fe have let the market know Mateo Raschia can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.

In brief

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

9 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Enzo Roldán 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Maizon Rodríguez says Unión de Santa Fe 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 Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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.

Market

Bautista Picco is on his way

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

Match

Independiente take the points off Unión de Santa Fe

Beaten 2‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

No hiding place for Marcelo Estigarribia

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

Player ratings

A masterclass from Jeremías González

Marked 8.33 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Mateo Del Blanco

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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.

In brief

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

2 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Montevideo City Torque come back empty-handed

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

Match

8 unbeaten for Unión de Santa Fe

Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 8 matches without defeat is a foundation Unión de Santa Fe did not have in the autumn.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Lionel Verde

Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe get the job done against Platense

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

Player ratings

A masterclass from Valentín Fascendini

Marked 8.95 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Player ratings

Marcelo Estigarribia in the eights

A performance of 8.17 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Player ratings

One of those days for Mateo Del Blanco

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.14, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Augusto Solari

“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

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26 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No mercy from Unión de Santa Fe

Vélez will want this one forgotten quickly: 3‑0, every duel lost, and a long ride home. Unión de Santa Fe were ruthless in the way good sides are ruthless.

Squad

Jamal Thiaré: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Matías Mansilla

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

A defender's afternoon for Mauro Pittón

Defensive actions: 27. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Match

Still nobody has beaten Unión de Santa Fe

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.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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

A masterclass from Agustín Colazo

Marked 9.10 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Player ratings

Marcelo Estigarribia in the eights

A performance of 8.39 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Nicolás Paz

Marked 8.01 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

In brief

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

19 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to Unión de Santa Fe's wait for a win

9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Unión de Santa Fe has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Lautaro Vargas 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 Unión de Santa Fe can pretend not to have heard.

Player ratings

Agustín Colazo runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Still nobody has beaten Unión de Santa Fe

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

Matías Mansilla 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

Eyes on Federico Gomes Gerth again

The phone has started ringing about Federico Gomes Gerth again, and this time the name on the line is Metropolitanos. Unión de Santa Fe are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad

Defences have started doubling up on Agustín Colazo

5 goals and a season average of 7.28 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.

Match

Honours even between Unión de Santa Fe and Instituto

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

In brief

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

12 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Juan Pablo Ludueña 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market

Unión de Santa Fe say no — this time

The offer from Universitario for Alejandro Aranda was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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.

Market

Bautista Picco has one foot out of the door

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

Squad

Unión de Santa Fe lose Juan Pablo Zárate

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

Squad

No hiding place for Juan Pablo Ludueña

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

In brief

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

5 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Tomás González: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Unión de Santa Fe say no — this time

The offer from Vélez for Juan Pablo Ludueña was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Market

Bautista Picco 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 Unión de Santa Fe can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Nicolás Paz 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The Mauro Pittón question follows Unión de Santa Fe around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Mauro Pittón’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

In brief

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

28 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Lautaro Vargas: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Lucas Elordi 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market

Unión de Santa Fe say no — this time

The offer from Montevideo City Torque for Federico Gomes Gerth was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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.

Market

Eyes on Juan Pablo Ludueña again

The phone has started ringing about Juan Pablo Ludueña again, and this time the name on the line is Vélez. Unión de Santa Fe are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Bruno Pittón

“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

Sergio Ojeda signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Sergio Ojeda commits to Unión de Santa Fe for another 2 years.

Market

Sergio Ojeda brings the grey hairs Unión de Santa Fe lacked

At 35, he has seen every situation this season can produce, twice. The legs will be managed; the head is the purchase.

Loan watch

7 goals on loan for Daniel Juárez

19 appearances at San Miguel and the goals keep coming. Unión de Santa Fe are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.

In brief

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

21 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Lautaro Vargas asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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

Unión de Santa Fe sign Zahir Yunis for $520.0K

The paperwork is done: Zahir Yunis joins from Colón in a deal worth $520.0K. Now comes the harder part.

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

Business is business: Cristian Tarragona goes

Newell's Old Boys paid $110.0K and Unión de Santa Fe took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.

Squad

Lautaro Vargas 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

Bruno Pittón knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Bruno Pittón trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market

Lucas Elordi told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Lucas Elordi has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Unión de Santa Fe.

Loan watch

The goals keep arriving from Daniel Juárez’s exile

6 goals in 18 games at San Miguel — numbers that travel home faster than he does. Somebody at Unión de Santa Fe updates a spreadsheet every Monday, and it makes better reading each week.

Squad

Somebody is after Mauro Pittón’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Mauro Pittón suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Unión de Santa Fe have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

In brief

46 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

14 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Juan Pablo Ludueña asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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

Augusto Solari says Unión de Santa Fe 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

Nacional come back empty-handed

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

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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.

Market

Newell's Old Boys join the queue for Cristian Tarragona

Add another name to the list: Newell's Old Boys have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Cristian Tarragona. The answer from Unión de Santa Fe has not changed — yet.

Squad

David Fernández out for 25 days

The medical room confirms 25 days on the sidelines for David Fernández, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

In brief

45 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

7 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Emiliano Álvarez out for 32 days

The medical room confirms 32 days on the sidelines for Emiliano Álvarez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market

Diego Armando Díaz attracts admirers

The name of Diego Armando Díaz has come up in conversations Unión de Santa Fe were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Squad

Tomás Romero signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Tomás Romero and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 4 years.

Market

No place for Juan Pablo Ludueña in the plan

“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Juan Pablo Ludueña has his answer from Unión de Santa Fe; what he does with it is the next window’s story.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Augusto Solari

“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

44 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

31 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Emilio Giaccone

Defensive actions: 41. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Squad

Matías Mansilla is the hero from the spot

A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Matías Mansilla: 2 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.

Match

No end in sight to Unión de Santa Fe's wait for a win

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

Player ratings

Nothing got past Matías Schulz

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 27 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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 Bruno Pittón

“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.

Player ratings

The kick that got away from Juan Pablo Ludueña

Twelve yards, a goalkeeper guessing, and it still did not go in. He will take the next one, and every soul in the ground will hold their breath.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Tomás Romero

Successful dribbles: 14. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Match

Point won or two lost for Unión de Santa Fe?

Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Gimnasia La Plata? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.

In brief

43 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

24 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

No hiding place for Nicolás Paz

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

Loan watch

The goals keep arriving from Daniel Juárez’s exile

5 goals in 14 games at San Miguel — numbers that travel home faster than he does. Somebody at Unión de Santa Fe updates a spreadsheet every Monday, and it makes better reading each week.

In brief

42 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

17 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

The wait goes on for Unión de Santa Fe

7 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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

Ignacio Pedano 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.

Squad

Unión de Santa Fe count the cost of losing David Fernández

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

Player ratings

Valentín Fascendini in the eights

A performance of 8.42 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad

Lucas Meuli signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Lucas Meuli and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 3 years.

Squad

Defences have started doubling up on Agustín Colazo

5 goals and a season average of 7.28 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.

Match

Valentín Fascendini rescues a point for Unión de Santa Fe

It needed Valentín Fascendini to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Defensa y Justicia, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.

Player ratings

Agustín Colazo leaves them behind him

Shots: 5. Goals: none. The chances were there and they were good ones, and they went into the stand, the goalkeeper's arms and the side netting in roughly that order.

In brief

41 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

10 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Matías Mansilla keeps Unión de Santa Fe in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Player ratings

Nothing got past Mauro Pittón

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 30 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Match

No end in sight to Unión de Santa Fe's wait for a win

6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Unión de Santa Fe has to find a result from somewhere.

Player ratings

Nicolás Paz shuts the door

Defensive actions: 24, and a clean sheet at the end of it. A centre-half's best afternoons look like nothing happening, which is precisely the point.

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Lautaro Vargas stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Lautaro Vargas and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Player ratings

Agustín Colazo runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Valentín Fascendini

Defensive actions: 18. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Squad

No hiding place for Enzo Roldán

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

In brief

40 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

3 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

5 matches without a win for Unión de Santa Fe

The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Unión de Santa Fe are no longer polite ones.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Santiago Grella

Successful dribbles: 23. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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 Maizon Rodríguez

“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

Unión de Santa Fe share the spoils with Central Córdoba SdE

A 1‑1 draw with Central Córdoba SdE leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Squad

Bruno Pittón 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.

Player ratings

Diego Armando Díaz keeps on missing

Shots: 9, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.

Player ratings

Agustín Colazo keeps on missing

Shots: 6, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.

Market

The Mauro Pittón talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Unión de Santa Fe know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

In brief

39 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

26 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

The small margins put Unión de Santa Fe out

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

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Ignacio Pedano

Successful dribbles: 28. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Juan Pablo Ludueña keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Unión de Santa Fe may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Match

4 matches without a win for Unión de Santa Fe

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Unión de Santa Fe are no longer polite ones.

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

One of those days for Mateo Del Blanco

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.74, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Boardroom

Doors closed at Unión de Santa Fe

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

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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

Unión de Santa Fe share the spoils with Estudiantes

A 2‑2 draw with Estudiantes leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

In brief

38 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

19 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

Santiago Grella runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Defences have started doubling up on Agustín Colazo

5 goals and a season average of 7.28 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.

Squad

Augusto Solari 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

Diego Armando Díaz rescues a point for Unión de Santa Fe

It needed Diego Armando Díaz to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Lanús, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.

Player ratings

Marcelo Estigarribia leaves them behind him

Shots: 11. Goals: none. The chances were there and they were good ones, and they went into the stand, the goalkeeper's arms and the side netting in roughly that order.

In brief

37 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

12 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Unión de Santa Fe refuse to drop out of the race

Position 2, 17 points, and the result everyone checks first is now theirs. The word is still not being said around the ground, which is how you know everyone is thinking it.

Squad

Valentín Fascendini signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Valentín Fascendini and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 4 years.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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.

Match

Diego Armando Díaz’s goal not enough for Unión de Santa Fe

Diego Armando Díaz scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to San Lorenzo, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.

Squad

No hiding place for Matías Mansilla

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

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Agustín Colazo

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

In brief

36 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

5 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Matías Mansilla

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.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Mauro Pittón

Defensive actions: 28. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Lautaro Vargas

Defensive actions: 27. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Squad

Bruno Pittón out for 14 days

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

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe see off Boca Juniors

Three points for Unión de Santa Fe, 1‑0 the final word against Boca Juniors in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Nicolás Paz

“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.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Agustín Colazo

Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Player ratings

Marcelo Estigarribia takes the honours

Marked 7.97 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Unión de Santa Fe had the best player on the pitch.

In brief

35 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

29 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Player ratings

Nicolás Palavecino runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 27. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Mauro Pittón 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.

Market

Eyes on Alejandro Aranda again

The phone has started ringing about Alejandro Aranda again, and this time the name on the line is Nashville SC. Unión de Santa Fe are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad

No hiding place for Cristian Tarragona

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

Match

Honours even between Unión de Santa Fe and Talleres

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

The terraces

Everybody has an opinion about Marcelo Estigarribia

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.

Player ratings

Agustín Colazo keeps on missing

Shots: 5, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.

Squad

Nicolás Paz 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

The Mauro Pittón story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Mauro Pittón signs something — a contract at Unión de Santa Fe or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

In brief

34 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

22 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Mauro Pittón

Defensive actions: 37. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Squad

Augusto Solari says Unión de Santa Fe 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.

Player ratings

Nicolás Palavecino 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

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Valentín Fascendini

Defensive actions: 20. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe get the job done against Deportivo Riestra

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

In brief

33 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

15 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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 Santiago Grella

Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Matías Mansilla

“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

Unión de Santa Fe come up short against Temperley

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

Boardroom

Inquest at Unión de Santa Fe

The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.

Player ratings

Diego Armando Díaz keeps on missing

Shots: 12, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.

In brief

32 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

8 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Bruno Pittón stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Bruno Pittón and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Agustín Colazo named player of the month

The award goes to Agustín Colazo, and nobody around here is inclined to argue with the choice.

In brief

31 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

1 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe get the job done against Independiente

A 3‑2 win over Independiente, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Player ratings

One of those days for Agustín Colazo

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.38, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Santiago Grella

Marked 8.78 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Player ratings

One of those days for Nicolás Palavecino

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.44, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad

No hiding place for Augusto Solari

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

Squad

The club’s rules catch up with Marcelo Estigarribia

A breach, a hearing, a week’s wages: Unión de Santa Fe handled it by the book and briefed nobody, which is how you can tell they mean it. The dressing room noticed both halves.

Player ratings

Marcelo Estigarribia keeps on missing

Shots: 5, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.

Squad

Valentín Fascendini 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

30 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

22 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Unión de Santa Fe lose Bruno Pittón

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

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

One of those days for Agustín Colazo

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 9.12, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe get the job done against Platense

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

Squad

No hiding place for Marcelo Estigarribia

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

Player ratings

Santiago Grella in the eights

A performance of 8.77 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Mateo Del Blanco

Successful dribbles: 12. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Valentín Fascendini 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.

Player ratings

Off the pace: Valentín Fascendini

A mark of 5.10 tells the story without any need for embellishment. He will want the tape of this one quietly lost.

In brief

29 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

15 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

Agustín Colazo in the eights

A performance of 8.96 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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.

Player ratings

Nicolás Palavecino runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match

Agustín Colazo rescues a point for Unión de Santa Fe

It needed Agustín Colazo to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Vélez, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.

Market

Mateo Del Blanco linked with a move away

The name of Mateo Del Blanco keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Unión de Santa Fe say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

28 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Mauro Pittón

Defensive actions: 33. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Squad

Emiliano Álvarez out for 40 days

The medical room confirms 40 days on the sidelines for Emiliano Álvarez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

Enzo Navarro is a Unión de Santa Fe 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

As if he never left: Juan Suárez returns

Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Juan Suárez is a Unión de Santa Fe player again, and the town has its story of the summer.

Market

Juan Muñoz is a Unión de Santa Fe 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

As if he never left: Benicio Colombo returns

Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Benicio Colombo is a Unión de Santa Fe player again, and the town has its story of the summer.

Player ratings

Agustín Colazo in the eights

A performance of 9.39 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Valentín Fascendini

Defensive actions: 21. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

In brief

27 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Cristian Tarragona 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

No hiding place for Enzo Roldán

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

In brief

26 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Bruno Pittón out for 70 days

The medical room confirms 70 days on the sidelines for Bruno Pittón, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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

25 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

No hiding place for Nicolás Paz

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

Squad

Mauro Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

24 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Enzo Roldán 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Augusto Solari: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Emiliano Álvarez out for 74 days

The medical room confirms 74 days on the sidelines for Emiliano Álvarez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

In brief

23 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Nicolás Paz asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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

Diego Armando Díaz: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

The season belongs to Mateo Del Blanco

An individual honour is a strange thing in a team game, and the best of them are never argued with. He has had the sort of year that ends with his name being read out, and Unión de Santa Fe have had the benefit of it.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

Tomás Romero signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tomás Romero commits to Unión de Santa Fe for another 5 years.

Market

The Mauro Pittón story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Mauro Pittón signs something — a contract at Unión de Santa Fe or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

In brief

22 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

28 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Julián Palacios 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 Unión de Santa Fe can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Julián Palacios has one foot out of the door

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

Squad

Tomás González: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Julián Palacios

“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

Unión de Santa Fe count the cost of losing Natanael Pereyra

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

In brief

21 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

21 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Nicolás Paz keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Unión de Santa Fe may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

The season belongs to Mateo Del Blanco

An individual honour is a strange thing in a team game, and the best of them are never argued with. He has had the sort of year that ends with his name being read out, and Unión de Santa Fe have had the benefit of it.

Market

Mateo Raschia is on his way

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

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

Marcelo Estigarribia 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

Mateo Del Blanco linked with a move away

The name of Mateo Del Blanco keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Unión de Santa Fe say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

20 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Enzo Roldán 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market

Unión de Santa Fe say no — this time

The offer from Independiente for Julián Palacios was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.

Squad

Emiliano Álvarez out for 107 days

The medical room confirms 107 days on the sidelines for Emiliano Álvarez, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market

Business is business: Brahian Cuello goes

Independiente paid $920.0K and Unión de Santa Fe took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.

Market

Unión de Santa Fe sign Mateo Montenegro for $210.0K

The paperwork is done: Mateo Montenegro joins from Mitre in a deal worth $210.0K. Now comes the harder part.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

In brief

19 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

7 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Nicolás Paz asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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

Independiente watching Julián Palacios

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Unión de Santa Fe have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

Valentín Fascendini signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Valentín Fascendini and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 4 years.

Squad

No hiding place for Mauro Pittón

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

Market

Enzo Roldán told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Enzo Roldán has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Unión de Santa Fe.

In brief

18 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Mauro Pittón: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Julián Palacios 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 Unión de Santa Fe can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Agustín Colazo

“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

Wages eat 106% of everything Unión de Santa Fe 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.

Squad

Lautaro Vargas 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

17 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Emilio Giaccone keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Unión de Santa Fe may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

No hiding place for Cristian Tarragona

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

In brief

16 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Augusto Solari keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Unión de Santa Fe may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Federico Gomes Gerth stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Federico Gomes Gerth and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

In brief

15 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

9 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Agustín Colazo: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Juan Pablo Ludueña asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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 Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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.

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Julián Palacios 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Franco Fragapane: 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.” Unión de Santa Fe have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Bruno Pittón 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 Nicolás Paz

“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

Wages eat 106% of everything Unión de Santa Fe 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.

Market

Still no ink between Unión de Santa Fe and Valentín Fascendini

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Unión de Santa Fe, another week without a signature from Valentín Fascendini.

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13 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Enzo Roldán asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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

5 matches without a win for Unión de Santa Fe

The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Unión de Santa Fe are no longer polite ones.

Player ratings

Nicolás Palavecino runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Bruno Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe come up short against Instituto

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

Squad

Enzo Roldán 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.

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12 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Julián Palacios

Successful dribbles: 33. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Market

Brahian Cuello 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 Unión de Santa Fe can pretend not to have heard.

Match

4 matches without a win for Unión de Santa Fe

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Unión de Santa Fe are no longer polite ones.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

A bad afternoon for Unión de Santa Fe against Defensa y Justicia

1‑2 to Defensa y Justicia, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

Agustín Colazo 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.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Valentín Fascendini

Marked 8.38 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Player ratings

Marcelo Estigarribia leaves them behind him

Shots: 10. Goals: none. The chances were there and they were good ones, and they went into the stand, the goalkeeper's arms and the side netting in roughly that order.

Squad

Enzo Roldán asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

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11 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Julián Palacios

Successful dribbles: 30. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Lautaro Vargas keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Unión de Santa Fe may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

No hiding place for Bruno Pittón

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

Match

Gimnasia y Esgrima take the points off Unión de Santa Fe

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

Boardroom

Doors closed at Unión de Santa Fe

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

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10 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Julián Palacios asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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

Unión de Santa Fe up to position 3

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

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Boardroom

Wages eat 164% of everything Unión de Santa Fe 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.

Squad

No hiding place for Claudio Corvalán

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

Squad

Mauro Pittón knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Mauro Pittón trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

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9 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Enzo Roldán 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

One of those days for Julián Palacios

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.97, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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.

Player ratings

One of those days for Mateo Del Blanco

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.53, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe share the spoils with Independiente

A 3‑3 draw with Independiente leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Player ratings

Nicolás Palavecino runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 14. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

The terraces

Everybody has an opinion about Matías Mansilla

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.

Squad

Julián Palacios knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Julián Palacios trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief

8 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Matías Mansilla 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Julián Palacios

Marked 8.97 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Squad

Federico Gomes Gerth out for 45 days

The medical room confirms 45 days on the sidelines for Federico Gomes Gerth, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

No hiding place for Lautaro Vargas

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

Match

Honours even between Unión de Santa Fe and Newell's Old Boys

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

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Agustín Colazo

Successful dribbles: 13. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Player ratings

A day to forget for Valentín Fascendini

Marked 4.94, and generously at that. Nothing came off, and by the end the crowd had stopped expecting it to.

Squad

Julián Palacios 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.

Player ratings

Marcelo Estigarribia keeps on missing

Shots: 7, not one of them in. A centre forward is paid for one thing, and on this evidence he has forgotten which thing it is.

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The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings

Nothing got past Mauro Pittón

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 31 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Player ratings

Agustín Colazo runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 26. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Bruno Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

Valentín Fascendini in the eights

A performance of 9.24 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Bruno Pittón

“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

Unión de Santa Fe see off San Lorenzo

Three points for Unión de Santa Fe, 1‑0 the final word against San Lorenzo in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Player ratings

One of those days for Mateo Del Blanco

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.37, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad

Marcelo Estigarribia 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

Unión de Santa Fe and Brahian Cuello are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

In brief

6 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Unión de Santa Fe out of the cup

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

Squad

Matías Mansilla is the hero from the spot

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

Player ratings

Santiago Grella runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Bruno Pittón 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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Unión de Santa Fe against Boca Juniors

1‑2 to Boca Juniors, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Boardroom

175% of the income goes out in wages at Unión de Santa Fe

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

Claudio Corvalán 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.

Player ratings

Juan Pablo Ludueña misses from twelve yards

It was his to settle and he did not settle it. A long walk back to the halfway line, and a considerably longer week.

Squad

Bruno Pittón 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

5 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

Cup progress for Unión de Santa Fe

A 1‑0 win over Aldosivi, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?

Market

Julián Palacios asks to leave Unión de Santa Fe

“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

Unión de Santa Fe make it 4 in a row

Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Unión de Santa Fe have 4 straight wins of it.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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

Agustín Colazo 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.

Player ratings

Nicolás Palavecino in the eights

A performance of 9.16 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Match

Marcelo Estigarribia sends Unión de Santa Fe past Talleres

It finished 2‑1, and it was Marcelo Estigarribia’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Unión de Santa Fe.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Santiago Grella

Marked 8.89 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Squad

No hiding place for Agustín Colazo

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

In brief

4 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Unión de Santa Fe march on in the cup

Gimnasia y Tiro are out and Unión de Santa Fe go through, 1‑0 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.

Squad

Claudio Corvalán 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Juan Pablo Ludueña

Defensive actions: 22. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Match

Unión de Santa Fe find a way past Deportivo Riestra

Deportivo Riestra made Unión de Santa Fe work for it, but the scoreboard read 3‑2 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Player ratings

A masterclass from Agustín Colazo

Marked 9.19 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Player ratings

Mateo Del Blanco in the eights

A performance of 8.94 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Player ratings

Julián Palacios in the eights

A performance of 8.31 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Brahian Cuello

“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 Estigarribia is off the mark for Unión de Santa Fe

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

In brief

3 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings

A defender's afternoon for Mauro Pittón

Defensive actions: 26. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings

Julián Palacios runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Claudio Corvalán 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.

Market

Agustín Chávez moves on

Heidenheim pay $410.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Franco Fragapane

“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.

Player ratings

Nicolás Paz stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.71 on the card, and the Unión de Santa Fe support went home talking about one name.

Player ratings

Nothing got past Enzo Roldán

Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 16 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.

Match

Point won or two lost for Unión de Santa Fe?

Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Central Córdoba SdE? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.

Squad

A wage question at Unión de Santa Fe

Franco Fragapane 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

2 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Player ratings

Julián Palacios runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 34. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Agustín Colazo signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Agustín Colazo and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 3 years.

Squad

Tempers go at Unión de Santa Fe

Matías Mansilla 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.

Match

A bad afternoon for Unión de Santa Fe against Estudiantes

1‑2 to Estudiantes, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Claudio Corvalán

“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.

Player ratings

Valentín Fascendini in the eights

A performance of 8.04 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Market

24 months and counting on Mauro Pittón

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

Squad

Agustín Colazo 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Player ratings

Marcelo Estigarribia leaves them behind him

Shots: 10. Goals: none. The chances were there and they were good ones, and they went into the stand, the goalkeeper's arms and the side netting in roughly that order.

In brief

1 Edition

The Unión de Santa Fe Courier

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Julián Palacios 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 Unión de Santa Fe, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad

Claudio Corvalán stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Claudio Corvalán and Unión de Santa Fe agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Claudio Corvalán 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 Unión de Santa Fe this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Matías Mansilla

“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.

Player ratings

Julián Palacios in the eights

A performance of 8.76 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

Player ratings

Mateo Del Blanco runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Market

24 months and counting on Bruno Pittón

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

Match

Diego Armando Díaz rescues a point for Unión de Santa Fe

It needed Diego Armando Díaz to find the net to bring anything home at all: 2‑2 against Lanús, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.

Squad

Agustín Colazo knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Agustín Colazo trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief