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Cuando las cosas salen bien…
A 6-1 victory over powerhouse Uruguay is celebrated in a match where everything worked well
Macramé rioplatense vs. Catenaccio italiano
El Grafico contrasts the platense "macramé" with the Italian "catenaccio" by examining how two star players in Italy, one from Uruguay and the other from Argentina, try to showcase their stylistic play but are met with defensive-minded tactics aimed…
Futbolerías
This article sums up the reality Argentina faced in 1955: it was no longer the undisputed soccer power in South America as Brazil had emerged as a strong team and Uruguay always maintained an advantage in international play
Los rojos respondieron
Independiente never played in the Centenario stadium but was able to defeat Uruguayan champion Peñarol 3-1
Ola de fútbol
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
Cover image; Si jugamos 'nuestro' fútbol, el problema será para los otros
The title says it all: "If we play 'our' soccer, the problem will be for everyone else"
Una jornada para vergüenza y dolor del fútbol rioplatense
Argentina's poor performance against Uruguay, in a game marked by violent behavior by players on both sides, raises alarms in the Argentine press. This is the second such match in less than two months.
Cover image; La 'prueba' de Montevideo fue decepcionante: Antes no había ataque, ahora no hay equipo
Argentina's poor performance against Uruguay, in a game marked by violent behavior by players on both sides, raises alarms in the Argentine press.
El combinado uruguayo batió al argentino con una actuación que parece anunciar su recuperación
Argentina's loss to Uruguay begins to sound the alarms among fans and journalists back home.
Argentina va al torneo de Montevideo con titulos que nadie iguala en sudamérica
The title says it all. After winning the last four South American championships in undefeated fashion, Ardigo - like most porteño sports writers - is convinced of the superiority of Argentine fútbol.
Fútbol: como antes, más que antes
An article that sways between honoring the achievements of Estudiantes and worrying about their methods and culture of incidents. This is the closest article that is able to praise and blame equally.
Propiedad pública
Because clubs are civic associations, and AFA a private association of clubs, then who "owns" Argentine fútbol? Can anyone "own" fútbol?
Fútbol: los invasores
Citing several skeptics who do not understand what values Uruguayan players offer that Argentine do not, the article's title suggests an "invasion" of foreign elements in the sport. This is interesting because in the era of "fútbol espectáculo" many…
Fútbol profesional: actuación del primer equipo en su gira por Europa en la temporada 1955/56
A stark contrast in coverage to the previous year (due to more losses)
Severas críticas en Italia y Uruguay
Typical reproduction of news coverage overseas (and from Uruguay), with comments from Italian players and officials from AC Milan. A sense of sadness permeates the reprinted article as journalists bemoaned the loss of fútbol, morals, and…
Serias medidas tras el partido con Milan; Lo que no se borra; Duras críticas de la prensa uruguaya; Adiós al fútbol
In the wake of their violent behavior during, and especially after, the match against AC Milan for the 1969 Intercontinental Cup, journalists begin to focus on the criminal element of the game. Juan Carlos Onganía steps in to repudiate Estudiantes…