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Various articles
A reference to ”animales” resurfaces, while various accounts of the 2nd leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup provide a summary of the match, as well as critical reviews in the European press about the rough style of play of Estudiantes.
Various articles
The magazine cheers the victory of the national team in the 1946 Copa Sudamericana but is livid that Argentina plays in these international matches. Why? Two players were severly injured, including the captain of the national team and Racing José…
untitled; Combín: Golpeado y arrestado
In a commentary, Beto Devoto accuses the Italian squad of being complicit in the events at La Bombonera by not trying to win a match, throwing themselves on the ground, and stalling. Of note is that Devoto uses the "we" form–showing that Estudiantes…
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The author suggests that the level of play in Argentina is suffering because there are too many teams in the first division, which erodes quality, and the "B" division is too violent
Uno de los incontables incidentes producidos entre jugadores. El que ilustra el grabado corresponde a un encuentro entre Boca Juniors y River Plate.
Scuffle between players between River Plate and Boca Juniors leads to police intervention
Uneasy Football Peace: Olive Branches in Manchester
Coverage begins of Manchester United's highly-publicized encounter against Estudiantes de La Plata in the second leg of the 1968 Intercontinental Cup. The article focuses on the efforts by Estudiantes to be cordial and respectful during their stay in…
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.
Una despedida de moda en Vélez Sársfield: silbidos
The trend towards results is producing a quality of play that fans are enjoying less. Atlanta here is coached by Zubeldía
Un espectáculo tirado a la calle (and more)
Although this article continues the 'everyone is against us' meme that colors River coverage of soccer matches, it does provide some analysis of how player violence and referee inaction cause incidents to flare up. It also alludes to the actions of a…
Un clásico amarrete en ideas y dos rivales disfrazados para ocultar la mutua carencia de aptitudes ofensivas
Accorrding to this account, the two teams never played a 0-0 match until now and it was marked by "puntapies", "planchazos","tacazos" and violent fouls that were sadistic in nature.
Un arbitro blando, un salvaje pugilismo, varios jugadores duros
Game descends, thanks to a passive referee, into a defensive and violent game Eventually a brawl involving 19 players punctuates the affair [The following week, 8 players were expelled in a match between Lanus and Estudiantes for violent actions on…
Tristeza puede ser el título
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…
Tribunal de Penas: Clubes de primera división-Sanciones a clubes, equipos, y jugadores; dirigentes, personal auxiliar y técnico
Helpful data for tracing the degree of violence in fútbol
Tres condenas sobre un mismo delito
The magazine criticizes both the Tribunal de Penas and the club for harsh sanctions. The images show the police escorting players off the field. In other words, the players may have committed dumb infractions but the police and authorities are more…
Tratará hoy el Consejo el match de Avellaneda
The match between Independiente and San Lorenzo continues to garner attention in the press due to the incidents on the field and the stands. Several reports surfaced the previous day as well. Independiente praised the performance of its team…
Todos fueron culpables...
Banfield and Independiente play a brutal match, where players have bad intentions and rile up the atmosphere in the stadium.