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La ciudad deportiva de Boca Juniors es ya un orgullo de Buenos Aires
Alberto Armando was a business executive who took control of Boca Juniors and shifted the club away from its roots as a club association and into a major business entity in Buenos Aires. This "sports city" is the most ambitious of the major projects…
La noticia que ud. Busca
"Practical" more than "romantic" is the ultimate assessment of how Argentine fútbol has changed according to Lorenzo in an interview with the Spanish magazine Marca.
Estudiantes: el valor del puntero
Much of the focus of the article is on the lack of creativity in a very practical, results-oriented, Estudiantes team.
Estudiantes era fuerza y ahora es gol: su fútbol moderno tiene raíz en la vieja escuela
Based on early results from the South American club championship, the article believes that Estudiantes finally balanced their solid defense with good offense…thus exhibiting an older, more traditional approach to the game.
Para Cesarini, Estudiantes es el seleccionado nacional
With 8 players on the national team from Estudiantes, the efficiency of this club is valued by coach Cesarini
Jugaron a no dejar jugar…; En la era de la velocidad y la fuerza, está visto que el talento no ha muerto
The first article examines the goal of Estudiantes against San Lorenzo: to not lose. In this aspect, Estudiantes played its typical ultra-defensive style. The second article is more of a commentary on how fútbol has changed from talent to speed and…
Racing-Estudiantes de La Plata: frente a frente los teams que hicieron la revolución del fútbol
Before "Menottismo" and "Bilardismo", Racing and Estudiantes exemplified 2 distinctly different approaches. One places emphasis on high scoring with many forwards and playing long balls into space-a vertical style akin to what is practiced in Europe.…
¡Basta de temperamento!...¡Basta de matonismo!...¡Basta de garra!...
What is interesting is that Uruguay is blamed for all the "garra" Argentine players have traditionally reacted towards (ignoring the decades of player violence among Argentine teams). "Garra" is thus portrayed as foreign and alien to Argentine…
Lo dijo Don Valentín
AFA faced intervention under the military government, and as part of the goal to restore social order the AFA "interventor" has harsh words for the actions of players on the field.
¡Pincha corazón!...¡Pincha corazón!...
Defeating Brazilian side Palmeiras, Estudiantes will play the Euopean champion in the 1968 Intercontinental Cup.
El campeón perdió la guerra
San Lorenzo defeats Estudiantes by besting their rivals at their own game of physicality and anti-fútbol
Temas del momento: Los cracks afectos al foul físico y verbal
This commentary tries to discredit Estudiantes' style by stating that it cannot best the English at their own style of rugged play.
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Photo of "El Chamaco" Rodríguez: "caudillo" midfielder for River Plate in the late 1960s
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Illustration of River Plate president who defeated his long-running predecessor Armando Liberti
Ejemplos…cara y ceca
As opposed to a rival club that will go un-named (San Lorenzo?), Huracán won the "Nacional" championship in 1968 through effective scouting of talent and fiscal measures.
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Commentary the day following the Independiente-San Lorenzo match talked about a colossal embarrassment for a city, as evolved football-wise, like Buenos Aires. Matches like these put into serious question the ability of the country to host the World…