The paper characterizes the match between Independiente and San Lorenzo as one worth forgetting, an un-esraseable stain on the game. It assigns some blame to the referee for being inconsistent with the fouls that were called and perhaps too quick to…
Estudiante de la Plata's stadium suffers a collapse due to a human avalanche in the "platea" section No deaths or serious injuries it seems, but an embarassment to the writers of El Grafico (also see page 56)
As one fan commented, after many years of a soccer "drought", Argentines were treated to a series of international soccer matches when several European teams visited Buenos Aires
The makeup of the spectators in attendance is not heavily dominated by men, and includes many boys and girls. Of note is the contest by which El Domingo offered a 10 peso prize for those spectators circled in the photo (a novel way of trying to sell…
The era of "fútbol espectáculo" comes to an end. This article looks at the businessmen who directed the fortunes of the clubs over many years, and whose competition fueled high spending. They include: Alberto Armando (Boca Juniors), Herminio Sande…