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- Collection: Popular Magazines 1940s-1960s
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Letters from readers
Readers' perspectives about the tragedy and the commentary from Primera Plana.
Boca Juniors: menos goles que nunca…más golpes que nunca
A well-written article on how Boca could score so few goals in 1968 and yet still stand in second place. It also addresses how more punches than goals are "scored" in a typical match--epitomized by Estudiantes.
San Lorenzo: volvió el fútbol
A useful piece from a non-sports magazine in examining a successful model outside of the ultra-defensive style en vogue.
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…
Fischer: un ejecutivo del fútbol
A star player for San Lorenzo, Fischer was outspoken and an offensive-minded player. This interview provides insight into how creative players coped with an ultra-defensive league. Also worth noting the use of the term "ejecutivo", denoting a level…
El reposo de Madero
A player's perspective on "anti-fútbol"
Técnicos: la mudanza de Don Helenio
The coach who most influenced the modern style, the catenaccio, is dismissed from Inter Milan after eight years. The end of Herrera's stint in Italy was one of the first signs that his ultra-defensive style had run its course. In Argentina, the apex…
La serie truculenta
A physical, often brutal series of matches between Racing and Estudiantes comes to an end. Both sides admit that Estudiantes won because it was the more physical side. This match signals the brief spell of Racing's successful attack-oriented style…
Fútbol: el que las hace las paga
The title suggests that Estudiantes is ill-equipped to handle teams that mimic their hard-nosed and defensive style of play. Here, Racing ditches their attack-minded "olla" style after scoring a goal, and then apply a "catenaccio" style afterwards.
Los amos del fútbol
The era of "fútbol espectáculo" comes to an end. This article looks at the businessmen who directed the fortunes of the clubs over many years, and whose competition fueled high spending. They include: Alberto Armando (Boca Juniors), Herminio Sande…
La hora de la humildad
The rise of the celebrity coach, only magnified when former star players assume control of teams, means that their window for success is becoming smaller each year.
Estudiantes lleva los pantalones
Osvaldo Zubeldía's philosophy of doing what it takes to win gives Estudiantes an advantage over Racing and Independiente in the Copa Libertadores of 1968.
Julian William Kent
The election of Kent is the end of an era of presidents that promoted "fútbol espectáculo." Kent also promises to restore the old River style of the 1940s and 1950s, a shift in perceptions about modern approaches to the sport.
La cuota de temperamento
Pachamé, Basile, Bilardo, Rodríguez, Cocco, Albrecht, and Rattín are some of the many "hard men" that play in the "number 5" position on the field, known for their hard tackles and physicality. The article humorously states that AFA and the Tribunal…
El caudillo en apuros
Another "caudillo" ("hard man") emerges in Argentine fútbol, and finds himself under the scrutiny of match officials.
Referees: ya no hay mártires
Referees face less hostility and more respect in the late 1960s. A look at the lives of referees.