Warning of the damage that increasing player violence can do for Argentine soccer, especially after Racing-Celtic, Zubeldia and El Grafico warn players to stop the ugly play
Citing the numerous criticisms (not from El Grafico) about Racing's violent style of play against Celtic, Renato Cesarini explains that he could not risk having the national team play in a similar style In a separate piece, Valentin Suarez believes…
This account avoids a breakdown of the matches, instead focusing on the fans, coaches, players, the violence on the field, etc Incredibly, it takes the brief mention of the projectile that injured Ronnie Simpson, to chastise Celtic for using this…
The language in this article is worth noting The same type of "anti-football", violent, and deplorable style of play that El Grafico-for years-had condemned, is now a sign of courage, temperament, and lessons learned By quoting players in the 1930…
Suarez blames Celtic for the excessive violence that took place, deems them a lesser "B" team, and portrays Racing as the heroic team that preservered among the ugly play that took place Propaganda
El Grafico asks if the result, a favorable one that places Racing on the verge of being crowned the champion of Copa Libertadores, is worth the price: a violent, ugly, and anti-futbol affair Racing played Nacional the way Nacional began the match:…