Just weeks after giving Boca, now coached by former River legend Alfredo DiStefano, its first loss the magazine highlights the 'anti-futbol' of Estudiantes.
Aside from the image of Eva Perón, the page is a dedication to families (mothers and children) and shows how clubs outreached to families of male members, who constituted the majority of the club's membership.
Magazine portrays Nestor Rossi as an innocent, albeit hard-playing, man who is the target of referees in every match he plays. It characterizes the "persecution" as one never seen before in Argentine soccer.
The use of the term "potrero" to characterize Rácing is odd. While River Plate is nicknamed "Los Millionarios," Rácing is also a major club with a long history. The article suggests that River fans, in a prior victory over Rácing, labeled them a…
Of particular note is the recent inclusion of gymanstics and basketball, but a special focus on the popularity of soccer and the benefits it provides participants (physical vigor, morals, intelligence, and sense of community.)
The image bears similarities to Marxist artwork from Russia and Mexico, with the Argentine agricultural family striking a pose of faith in the future. Unlike Marxist propaganda, where workers are idealized as loyal to the nation, Peronist propaganda…