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Dos promesas del atletismo local; cover
Two articles on female track and field athletes shows that the development of women's athletics predated the Peronist state and emerged within clubs and physical education programs at schools.
Vicente de la Mata es feliz en su hogar
Another example of how players enjoy profiles that surround them with famliy and friends, while also posing in uniform.
"Me inicié en los potreros, sin esconderme; partiendo siempre con la bendición del beso de mi madre"
Mothers, portreros, and the (myth) making of the Argentine fútbol player.
La parcialidad del referee provocó el ingrato espectáculo
The article blames the referee and police for violence inside the stadium, often using quotes around the police ("guardianes del orden") as a form of sarcasm
Trataremos de vengar el honor de Avellaneda
The loss by neighborhood rival Racing provides Independiente a chance to do what their neighbors could not: win against a team from La Plata. This is a form of masculinity where fans could emasculate rival fans from Racing by stating that they were…
Una ingrata incidencia motivó la suspensión del juego; Hubo invasión de cancha y agresión al arbitro
Fans tore the fences, invaded the field, and tried to attack the match official (supposedly due to the inflamed passions of certain female supporters from Rosario).
Una canción inolvidable
Intersection between music and fútbol is not just the domain of professional artists but also of fans.
El gran cuadro de diablos rojos ganó con calidad y fibra de campeón: ¡entre "guapos" anda el juego!
The article highlights the "guapeza" of the players involved in the match, as well as a focus on the legs of key players (which hints at some form of masculinity that desires the athletic bodies of male athletes as a form of adulation and marvel.)
La unión hace fuerza
The first article in this publication makes the case for why such a magazine is needed in Buenos Aires
Various articles on Independiente vs. Inter Milan
Overview of the 1964 Intercontinental Cup, which pitted Independiente against Inter Milan and its famous catenaccio tactics under Helenio Herrera: perhaps the most famous manager in the world and who has Argentine roots (and coached in Spain as well)
Toda la afición estará hoy con Independiente en Milán
Helenio Herrera, master of the catenaccion and the most famous manager in the world, gains a lot of coverage in these publications.
Todos fueron culpables...
Banfield and Independiente play a brutal match, where players have bad intentions and rile up the atmosphere in the stadium.
Exceso de "colados"; "Se gana con goles, ¿no?", dijo Douksas, y los rojos hicieron dos y los boquenses ninguno
Incidents at the end of the match included a person attacking a player, who promptly beats him up. There is some reference to the use of gases ("cohetes o tiros alarmaron a los hinchas")
Boedo: ¿un partido de fútbol o un happening de la Nueva Ola?
The use of the word "happening" and a reference to Nueva Ola is used to describe a match where a lot was going on but nothing made sense ("un revolitjo de coasa")—only violence and a lack of scoring chances.
Una pasión argentina
Worth noting that the commentary describes the 1957 team at the Copa Sudamericana as the last criollo team--a good observation.
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
Although El Domingo was often critical of the poor behavior of fans and players, here it provides a rare rebuke of the match officials whose poor performance aggrivated matters at a match between Progresista and Independiente.