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Todos fueron culpables...
Banfield and Independiente play a brutal match, where players have bad intentions and rile up the atmosphere in the stadium.
En la violencia impuso Banfield su mejor juego; Sin hacer otra cosa que explotar errores ajenos Vélez logró ganar fácil
The trend towards catenaccion continues as teams play in overtly defensive and physical styles
Mataron a patadas la ilusión de presenciar un buen partido
The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is becoming more commonplace
En Avellaneda hubo más agresores y agredidos que buenos jugadores
The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is leading to an erosion of playing the sport in an aesthetically pleasing manner
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
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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…
La fatalidad sigue golpeando a Racing
Injuries, hard fouls, an out-of-control game, and a loss is all blamed on the "Edgar Poe" horrors produced by bad officiating. Another in a line of articles that riles fans againt match officials. The image of a Racing player who was expelled by the…
La agresión vino de afuera
Fist fights break out between players from both teams in a violent match.
Eliminemos al mal deportista
Using images to make their case, the magazine notes that athletes have lost respect for each other and an ability to demonstrate a noble spirit.
Independiente superó a San Lorenzo 9 a 1
The match ended 9 to 1, but devolved into a very harsh and physical game, leading to anti-sports mentality. As far as the ugly incidents at the end of the game: “mejor es olvidarlo”. Players tackled violently, several were expelled, and bottles and…
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Commentary the day following the Independiente-San Lorenzo match talked about a colossal embarrassment for a city, as evolved football-wise, like Buenos Aires. Matches like these put into serious question the ability of the country to host the World…
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Tribunal de Penas rules against players who committed severe fouls on the field by imposing a 4 to 30 match suspension, demanding that players observe good sportsmanship and to put all their efforts towards becoming good players and sportsmen.
San Lorenzo con seis jugadores; Los incidentes que marginaron la final
The paper characterizes the match between Independiente and San Lorenzo as one worth forgetting, an un-esraseable stain on the game. It assigns some blame to the referee for being inconsistent with the fouls that were called and perhaps too quick to…
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…
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Paper publishes comments from key players and team officials in the wake of Rattín's controversial expulsion. Of note is the first appearance of Alf Ramsey's "animal" comment.