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Nuestros teams: Atlanta
Early photograph of Club Atlanta
Fútbol poco, pero golpes hubo cualquier cantidad
An eternal yawn ("un eterno bostezo") is the overview of a match marred by player violence
Para la municipalidad no ofrecerían seguridad las canchas de San Lorenzo, Atlanta, All Boys, y Excursionistas
These four teams are cited as having insufficiently safe stadiums to hold the number of spectators they receive on a regular basis. AFA is working with stat officials to improve stadium conditions.
Amontar jugadores no es constituir un equipo
Although he is not mentioned, Osvaldo Zubeldía's Atlanta team employed an overly defensive scheme designed to win on the counterattack. (No mention of the young fan murdered after the match)
Boca Juniors se aprovechó del desorden aritmético de Atlanta
The selection of jersey numbers that do not correspond with positions is a tactic designed by the coach to show his players that all defend and all attack, but the paper says they all simply defend.
Una despedida de moda en Vélez Sársfield: silbidos
The trend towards results is producing a quality of play that fans are enjoying less. Atlanta here is coached by Zubeldía
Fields de fútbol con deficiencias
The city government of Buenos Aires enacts serious safety measures that fútbol clubs and AFA (under federal intervention) cannot meet, thus deemed deficient. These measures were put in place in the wake of the tragedy of "Puerta 12".
Planes tácticos
While Geronazzo cites how simple it is to play fútbol, with commonsense tactical adjustments, he offers a defense of the methods used by coaches like Zubeldía in using a defenisve midfielder to stop opposing team's advances.
Gatti: revolución en la cancha
A different type of player, Gatti was outspoken, fashionable, and seen by some as a hippie. This interview reveals a lot about his character.
[Image of Presidential candidate climbing a stadium fence]
FREJULI candidate Hector Campora climbs a fence at Atlanta's stadium, acting like an hincha
Various measures to transfer land from the federal government to clubs
Dante Tortonese is the key legislator to propose land donations from the state to various fútbol teams (their clubs).
Zubeldía, Atlanta y los periodistas
Brief interview with Osvaldo Zubeldía, another of the so-called "modernists" who promote anti-football Yet, Zubeldia does not see himself in this same light and actually accuses players who do play a rigid style, fixed to one position, as disobeying…
Atlanta y el "catenaccio" porteño
Mogilevsky (seemingly the head coach of Atlanta) applies catenaccio tactics to defeat River Plate
Atlanta se comió otro "grande"
The visit of Inter Milan must have left an impression on Atlanta's coaching staff according to El Grafico
Vestuario local
River characterizes Atlanta's tactics as 'cerrojo' designed to prevent River's new star players from organizing any effective offense. It worked as Atlanta out-hussled River and earned a draw.
Atlanta batió el récord de fouls
Zubeldia's Atlanta uses two 'zagueros' in the middle of the defense to lock-up opposing attackers, typical of a 'cerrojo', and commits many fouls in the match.