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AFA modified the rules governing player behavior one day before Estudiantes played AC Milan in the second leg of the Copa Intercontinental. With these new rules in place, AFA justified the penalties handed down on October 23…although AFA had no idea…

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Police intervene in match between Estudiantes and San Lorenzo in 1968

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Scuffle between players between River Plate and Boca Juniors leads to police intervention

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Good commentary on soccer and national identity. It contrasts criollo attributes of 'gambeta' with sharp elbows and dirty plays.

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Overtly physical plays between Argentina and Uruguay leaves sports writers baffled at the state of the national team just weeks before the World Cup. Another article in this issue is dismayed by the lack of offense displayed by the national team…

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Uruguay played a dirty and physical game, according to Mundo Deportivo, which explains why Argentina lost the final match.

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The commentary accuses Uruguayans of perfecting rough play and cheating

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This article follows one on the previous page that translates the Dutch reaction in the press to the Olympic final. The Dutch describe the Argentines as better than the Uruguayans, but their opponents defense was exceptional and the goalie even lucky…

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The persistent danger referees faced in Argentine stadiums receives humorous attention in these cartoons. This shows how commonplace it was for referees to receive abusive treatment.

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Writers become increasingly worried about the violence exhibited by players.

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You reap what you sow. The 'animal' created at Estudiantes is not only a product of tolerance at the club but also derives from the state of Argentine soccer.

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Previously in the same issue, River tries to use the 'animal' insult as a badge of pride (see page 4). Here it acknowledges that 'futbol moderno', whether people like it or not, is the reality of Argentine soccer embodied in Estudiantes.

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The magazine disagress with the opinion of Estudiantes executives, instead asking Argentines to show that they were offended. The 'student-teacher' relationship should not be continued.

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Argentine hospitality, British hypocrisy. The magazine absolves the dirty play and tactics of Esudiantes by citing a similar style of play by the English. It also showed Argentine hospitality was rebuffed by accustaions of its players as 'salvajes',…

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An 'outsider's' view of the violent and ugly match between Racing and Estudiantes for the Copa Libertadores

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In the match against Independiente, won by River, two players were expelled for sharp elbows and repeated physicality (thrown punches). Would the magazine have the same tone if River had lost? [The following week an expelled River player, who left…
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