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Lineups for teams that represented Argentina against Uruguay
In matches between ARG and URU, surnames changed quicky in a condensed timeframe of 1911 and 1916. 1912 is when the shift occurs after Alumni dissolves.
Del buen tiempo viejo
This article's nostalgic look at the amateur era of fútbol in Argentina is also a rebuke of the current state of professional fútbol and the level of violence at stadiums.
Teams Uruguayos: Nacional
Early photograph of Nacional (Montevideo)
El football-sport nacional: El suelto de hoy
This article calls for fans to stop their violent aggression towards players and representatives of the national team after each loss by Argentina. The reference point was a match played in 1916 when Argentina lost to Uruguay and some fans attacked…
Volvimos a lo de siempre: el pasecito corto y aburridor
Helpful to assess the "modern" playing style and the "pasecitos" of yesteryear (criollo, or lo nuestro is not used, but the descriptions allude to the "golden age", romanticism, cracks)
La noche en que el once argentino "puso pierna"
"Poner pierna" is another phrase that fits with the "caudillo" player, "guapeza", and other forms of masculinity associated with toughness and physicality. This article highlights that many Argentine fans approved of this physical style because it…
Areas chicas sin peligro; "Todos fuimos culpables"
Another international tournament loss for Argentina. These articles show how blame is assigned , usually for tactical decisions.
Sarnari y Artime le dieron razón al fútbol moderno
Defensive tactics work as Argentina advance to the championship game of the 1967 Copa Sudamericana—results matter.
¿Seguirá el no-gol? La hinchada clama: ¡Basta ya de fútbol "inofensivo"!
When compared to the coverage from 2/1, it is interesting to note that journalists echoed the sentiment of fans to this extent: when you're winning it doesn't matter how you play…when you lose, it does matter how you play.
Various articles: 1967 Intercontinental Cup
Very helpful series of articles to see how the Argentine press characterized player violence (highlighting Celtic's infractions) and the importance paid to Argentina's first "world" title in soccer.
La FIFA dice que investigará: sí, pero…¿qué?; "El día más negro en la historia de Celtic"
FIFA will investigate the unfortunate events in the matches played in Buenos Aires and Montevideo (although it is not clear what FIFA can do) and Campeón summarizes reactions in the British press about Celtic's loss.
¡Basta de temperamento!...¡Basta de matonismo!...¡Basta de garra!...
What is interesting is that Uruguay is blamed for all the "garra" Argentine players have traditionally reacted towards (ignoring the decades of player violence among Argentine teams). "Garra" is thus portrayed as foreign and alien to Argentine…
Hungría, Argentina y Uruguay serían lo mejor del mundo, dice V. Morgan
Vernon Morgan, a British Olympic representative who witnessed some of Argentina's international friendlies against European team, ranks it and Uruguay among the world's best teams. This is one of many examples where the press furthered the notion…
Micromundial; Otras críticas en diarios uruguayos
Foreign reactions were commonly reprinted in Argentine newspapers. Here, a Swiss paper describes Argentinian players as the best in the world but, if they had only a minimum of discipline and dignity, they would be champions of the world. Instead,…
Una multitud recibió al seleccionado
Big reception by people at the airport. The article characterizes Montevideo and Buenos Aires as united in spirit upon receiving their players as heroes. The mass reception for the national team warranted extensive coverage, but the attention paid to…
Partido de Montevideo casi no se juega
This report mostly focuses on the Celtic reaction to the injury to Ronnie Simpson, not so much on the physical aspects of the match. For their part, Argentine journalists immediately shift to the third game, while Foreign press accounts, such as “A…