Argentina
Division 2
2028 (season 7)
Season Summary
Ohmigod! what an amazing season!!!! I knew we were gonna have one sooner or later but not quite this good! League - we started really well, going 19 games unbeaten at the start of the season. But we were drawing as much as we were winning which meant we were never able to pull away at the top, instead bouncing around the top 3. And then we lost a couple, won a couple, and then went on a 7 game run without a win, with 4 defeats in a row. We dropped to sixth. I thought it was all over and we'd just keep falling. But we won, won again, won again and then again. With 5 games to play the table looked like this:-
And one of our remaining games was home to Union! and.....
With that we went top with 2 games to play!!! so obviously we lost the next match but rallied to win the last to finish second
Second is awesome!!!! But it doesn't get you automatic promotion, it just gets you into the play-off final.
So..... play off final.......
we did it! Promotion!!!!!
Cup
Traditionally I suck at cup competitions. I don't know why. But this season the starts aligned
Into the final!!!!! we tend to struggle past round 5!
But the final was against Boca Juniors. Surely we couldn't......
We could!!!!!!
Look at that trophy!!!!
And even better....
We're in the Copa Libertadores next season! All of a sudden we're in the premier league and the Copa Libertadores!!!!!
What a season!!!!!
Players
So this team could be going places! they're getting older, they're getting better...... but we're running low on defenders!
biggest issue is Miguel Lonardi 24B who refused to sign a new contract. i took a risk, hoping he'd change his mind, but he didn't. so we'll be heading into the premier league without our best defender! But it will be really interesting to see if players like Arce, Barrientos and Guglielmo live up to their potential now they'll be in the top tier!
We also reached another new milestone. Our first international player!!!!
Still waiting for our first Argentina call up but it's always nice to get an international in the squad
Youth
I could do with some defenders in this intake. I got a surfeit of midfielder and attackers but very light in defence. We're still playing Valdez at right back at the age of 35! he's at the end of his playing life now though so we'll need a new solution next season.
Another pile of A grades, which is a lovely sight. Even better, there are a couple of defenders in there!!!!
I forgot to take a screenshot of the intake but it had 4 elite talents who now look like this:-
Pereya is from the year before but I left him in because he is looking like a real talent. But anyway, Toncheff and Beloso may find themselves promoted to the first team a little earlier than I'd like them to be, but that's the curse of the youth only challenge.
Finances and Upgrades
Promotion was tempered a little by our financial situation. We finished a good 2.5m in the red. But that become unimportant once we won the cup as the Copa Libertadores offers a lot of money for particiapants. So this time next season we should be looking pretty, pretty good.
The board were also so pleased with promotion they let me start improving junior coaching.
Those intakes are going to start getting better and better! Good times at Chaco For Ever!
Career