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Independiente, finalista de la Copa: Ahora sabemos que podemos
Up until 1964, no Argentine team had won the Copa Libertadores. Now, Independiente's victory meant that the team from Avellaneda would play against the champions from Europe for the right to become the unofficial world club champions. Of note are the…
Io sono Helenio Herrera al cento por cento' - Conozca al hombre más publicitado del fútbol
Argentine-born Herrera was perhaps the most famous coach in world soccer in the early to mid-1960s. This interview seeks to unmask hthe "philosopher" of fútbol.
Argentina Internacional - Después de Suecia hasta el presente: Información y conclusiones curiosas
The purpose of this article is to refute the idea that Argentina and Brazil have been on divergent paths since 1958, when Brazil won the first of two successive World Cups. Instead, it concludes that Argentina's overall international record matches…
¿El gran jugador de antes podría jugar ahora? Fútbol de antes y de ahora
Ardizzone selets a few "crack" players from the so-caled "golden age" of Argentine fútbol and measures each players' strengths and weaknesses in order to assess whether they could succeed in the modern game.
Detrás de los éxitos: Una nueva mentalidad para nuestro fútbol
After two significant victories in one calendar year - "Los Albicelestes" winning the mini Cup of Nations and Independiente securing the Copa Libertadores - Juvenal concludes that Argentine fútbol players are beginning to ditch their losing…
El mal argentino: 'Medios jugadores'
The analysis offered by sports writer Juvenal on today's players in Argentina (in 1964) is that most of them are excellent in certain aspects of their game, but no player exhibits the overall skill set that defined "crack" players of previous…
Di Stéfano: Ese 'desconocido'
Real Madrid legend Di Stéfano leaves his club at the tail-end of his career and discusses the reasons for his exit from the Spanish giant. The career of this Argentine player (and former River Plate star) captivated the Argentine press ever since he…
El centroforward de 1965
The position of center forward produced a long list of "crack" players during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. But the lack of such players, and the low scoring trend in the Argentine league, alarmed journalists and fans. This article examines the…
Cartoon
The Spanish phrase "lo salvó el poste," or "the goal post saved him"...is converted to marital relations as a huge and menacing wife walks by and her husband hides behind a telephone pole with his thin mistress. The image reinforces negative images…
Ante la tragedia de Lima
This is one of the few times that Argentine journalists witnessed violence and death at a foreign stadium. They were there to witness a match between Argentina and Perú, but also reported on the over 200 deaths that took place.
Todos fueron culpables...
Banfield and Independiente play a brutal match, where players have bad intentions and rile up the atmosphere in the stadium.
Ganamos por mejores: Portugal no sabe de fútbol más que nosotros; El equipo argentino varió sus planes al ver que el rival no saldría de su molde
Positive article about Argentina's performance against Portugal in a 4-nation tournament held in Brazil
Various
Many articles in this issue detail the victories over England and Brazil, but mostly over Pelé's Brazil
Argentina cedió la iniciativa a Inglaterra y buscó la victoria cuando el rival se había agotado
Perhaps the lesser coverage of Argentina's win over England was that the performance was not quite as good, but it is interesting to see that the juxtaposition has moved away from England and onto Pelé's Brazil when it comes to Argentine soccer.
Desde Maracaná y Pacaembú a Ezeiza
The language here is valuable, as is the coverage of how players were greeted at Ezeiza.
En la violencia impuso Banfield su mejor juego; Sin hacer otra cosa que explotar errores ajenos Vélez logró ganar fácil
The trend towards catenaccion continues as teams play in overtly defensive and physical styles