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http://animales.rwanysibaja.com/thesis_photos/BibliotecaNacional/J12/19520416_15.JPG
The author was asked to contribute a poem, most likely he is known in local circles as an accomplished writer.

http://animales.rwanysibaja.com/thesis_photos/BibliotecaNacional/Boca/19440115_p06.JPG
Unsure if this is a poem or song, but Boca Juniors is intimately tied to the Italian immigrants that shaped La Boca.

http://animales.rwanysibaja.com/thesis_photos/BibliotecaNacional/Boca/19440115_p12.JPG
Songs and poems were common in the 1940s as a way to express deep devotion to your club, almost in a seductive and romantic manner.

http://animales.rwanysibaja.com/thesis_photos/BibliotecaNacional/Boca/19440122_p13.JPG
A second example of lunfardo and how Boca Juniors is intimately tied to the Italian immigrants that shaped La Boca. Also an article on "baby fútbol" for young children who are club members at typically reduced rates.

http://animales.rwanysibaja.com/thesis_photos/RodrigoDaskal/River/19541104_520.JPG
A River fan writes a poem about his team's victories over eternal rival Boca Juniors in 1954
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