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Volvemos al palacio
Cited by AFA for insufficient standards, the magazine is both critical of that decision and hopeful that fans will be able to return to their own stadium.
Tocamos fondo pero a no perder la calms
Specific mention is made of the 'hinchada', the police, and the excessive intervention by authorities in the face of a restless fan base. The loss here is to Deportivo Español, one of the worst teams of the season.
Por una camiseta
Although no direct connection can be made between these youth and what would later become more organized barras brava, it is interesting to see that the danger in accessing a soccer field so easily became a concern for journalists What would stop 12…
Policías particulares en las canchas para asegurar el orden
Citing they inability to police mass amounts of fans, and growing incidents that take place at stadiums, clubs are petitioning for more police presence. They also cite that the lower division teams are in a worse situation.
Policia Adicional
The invasion of playing fields - a normal occurrence in Argentine fútbol - escalates and poses a threat to security as social violence in Argentina grows in the early 1970s
Orden en los estadios
Perhaps as a way to quell public concerns over safety at soccer stadiums, AFA decrees various measures to protect fans, players, and officials: banning the entry of bottles, controlling the sale of tickets, and separation of sections of the stadium.
Los defensores de River apelan y refutan los fallos del juez Hermelo
Letter from River President Julian Kent absolving the club from any negligence on stadium security
Las puertas siempre están abiertas
Team official tries to set the record straight on Puerta 12
La fiesta que no pudo ser
When River plays in small stadiums, the fandom that follows River Plate defies stadium security and capacity measures.
Incidentes en los estadios
No mention is made of violence at games in the first division, instead the focus is on smaller venues at the "B" division.
En la cancha de Brown hirieron a Marante y agredieron al referee
Referee is seriously injured and taken home, while fans also attack players trying to protect the official.
El clásico murió en la puerta nº 12.
Images and reporting provide a look into the tragedy of Puerta 12
Divorcio justificado: incompatibilidad ...
Low attendance, poor management, lack of involvement by AFA, all lead to a decline in the quality of soccer in Argentina.
Cover image; Ningún problema del fútbol fue resuelto en el año que termina
Goles accuses AFA of ignoring the various problems afecting Argentine fútbol: the exods of talented players, the decline of quality fútbol, the fiscal mismanagement at clubs, the lack of stadium safety, etc.
Cerco de un metro de altura se exigió a los clubes afiliados
A helpful summary to understand the long history of violence in Argentine fútbol