Alberto Poletti is banned for life from playing professional soccer in Argentina, while his teammates are handed down 20-30 match suspensions and are banned for 3-5 years from international soccer.
River Plate (with DiStéfano) visit with Eva after playing in Italy. River, and other teams playing in international competition, represented the nation.
In light of recent international matches the writers of Mundo Deportivo share their thoughts on how Argentina measures up to international competititon.