The short article is only interesting because it characterizes porteño teams as being in debt with the fans of the provinces, and the provincial teams as more emblematic of a "humble, heroic, and progressive" nation.
Because many scholars considered the 1940s as the golden age of Argentinean soccer, this chart illuminates the popularity of the sport across the country. 477 clubs in Buenos Aires, 146 soccer leagues across the country.
Ahead of the 1978 World Cup, AFA proclaims amnesty for leagues that splintered from the naiton's governing body during labor disputes in the early 1970s.