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Esto ya es el colmo
San Lorenzo fans attack referee and River players
Orgía de agua y gases
Two weeks after River's fans turn angry due to 'unjust' officiating, the same scene takes place. This time the police do not simply appear on the field but also use water hoses and gas canisters.
[Various articles]
Police intervention, collapsed fence, gas canisters, hoses, violent plays…all on display in this match
El estoicismo de la hinchada
Instead of lamenting the use of gas and water hoses by the police, the magazine presents these and other forms of public control as "obstacles" that the stoicism of the brave hinchas overcame.
[image of police using gas and hoses on fans in La Plata]
This image was taken at a match between Estudiantes de la Plata and River Plate. It also comes shortly after the coup of 1955
Fútbol: Los que sin saber ganar no supieron perder
Recap of a heated match between Boca Juniors and Sporting Cristal (Perú) in the Copa Libertadores
Two years after the violent actions by players from Estudiantes, the writer laments a similar scene between Boca and Sporting Cristal in the Copa…
Two years after the violent actions by players from Estudiantes, the writer laments a similar scene between Boca and Sporting Cristal in the Copa…
Cuando el agua no alcanza para lavar la vergüenza
The same as it ever was. Fan disorder leads to excessive reprisals from police officers.
Peronismo: Quince años de adversidad
A useful survey of the peronist movement over 15 years.
Pedernera y Racing: los derrotados; Este Racing, loco, loco, loco
Primera Plana's coverage of the 1967 Intercontinental Cup between Rácing and Celtic (Scotland)
Various articles on the bloody crackdown of university students
The series of articles, including a poll conducted on who is to blame, reveal quite a bit about the cause of student protests and the bloody response by military officials. In many ways, this is the beginning of the end for Onganía as President as he…
Lo que el mundo ha de conocer
The recurring violence at fútbol stadiums, according to the author, will reveal Argentina to the outside world…as a nation of disorder, mayhem, and lawlessness (if the world does not already view Argentina this way.)
Proceso al terrorismo
More questions than answers to the growing spate of bombings in Argentina.
Universidad: subítamente el último viernes
The politicization of the universities, according to the article, required government intervention. The removal of students and professors turned violent. Gente interviews people about the situation.
Los mártires de la Puerta 12
The author describes the 71 deas, and hundreds injured, as "martyrs" in the service of a public spectacle, suggesting that no serious reform will come of this tragedy. As one sugestion, he offers more television coverage as a possible solution of…
"Los ingleses tenían razón…"
Nestor Combín, an Argentine playing in Italy, is shocked at the treatment he received by several players from Estudiantes. This article describes his reunion with his father in the locker room, and his concern about how others will perceive Argentina…
Serias medidas tras el partido con Milan; Lo que no se borra; Duras críticas de la prensa uruguaya; Adiós al fútbol
In the wake of their violent behavior during, and especially after, the match against AC Milan for the 1969 Intercontinental Cup, journalists begin to focus on the criminal element of the game. Juan Carlos Onganía steps in to repudiate Estudiantes…