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Dante Panzeri rebuts critics who defend the "modern" style as one that fosters higher revenue and better results. Instead, he uses data to show how soccer has declined.

Panzeri believes that it is important to understand the root of the problems in Argentinean soccer In the first article, he takes a critical look at sports journalism and their role in perpetuating this situation if they do not realistically comment…

Letter from a reader who feels that Argentine referees are not up to the task after witnessing better officiating from foreigners llike the English The insinuation is that local referees have too much conflict of interest

Quality of play is measured by the number of goals, which seems at odds with other articles (such as Argentina's 4-0 victory over Ecuador in the 1955 Copa Sudamericana) when the writers valued other traits: passing, possession, ball control, team…

Professionalism, quality, temperament, and quality in playing style characterize Real Madrid and expose Argentine soccer for its lower level of quality. Di Stéfano demonstrated why he is considered the best in the world.

In the second exhibition match vs. San Lorenzo, Real Madrid showed how poor Argentine squads are in terms of athleticism, conditioning, and efficiency. River Plate has been champion for several years and San Lorenzo is currently one of the best teams…

The title of the article insinuates that the losers of this anticipated match were fans, who paid "plata" to see good soccer but instead found that Real Madrid put in a very small effort and River Plate players complained and behaved…

Both authors concur that the matches did not live up to the hype, just average in quality. Baliari even accused Real Madrid of using a "cerrojo" defensive approach.

Images from the highly anticipated return of Di Stéfano and the powerful Real Madrid