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Once figuras que devolvieron al fútbol argentino su antigua gloria
Effusive praise for Argentina after defeating Brazil 3-0, with headlines that read: “Once Figuras Que Devolvieron Al Futbol Argentino Su Antigua Gloria”. Players responded well to the criticisms in the local press and showed good spirit, with a…
En Pacaembú, a la búsqueda del milagro o de la hazaña
A more positive commentary from Lucero focused on how Argentina can possibly beat Brazil: developing a better understanding among players. Don’t forget, Brazil is the two-time defending World Cup champions, so discipline is key. This last…
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Lucero continues to criticize the Argentine team, characterizing their play as “night” and the Brazilian game (against England) as “day”. This is an article that values the spectacle, the style of play that is fluid and artistic, seen as more…
La justa conquista no debe llamar a engaño
“The performance of the national team did not satisfy.” Lucero reminds readers that the Argentine player is capable of great accomplishments, of winning championships, even when the game is played rough, when the rivals challenge plays harshly, when…
La agresión vino de afuera
Fist fights break out between players from both teams in a violent match.
La fatalidad sigue golpeando a Racing
Injuries, hard fouls, an out-of-control game, and a loss is all blamed on the "Edgar Poe" horrors produced by bad officiating. Another in a line of articles that riles fans againt match officials. The image of a Racing player who was expelled by the…
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The magazine cheers the victory of the national team in the 1946 Copa Sudamericana but is livid that Argentina plays in these international matches. Why? Two players were severly injured, including the captain of the national team and Racing José…
El gran cuadro de diablos rojos ganó con calidad y fibra de campeón: ¡entre "guapos" anda el juego!
The article highlights the "guapeza" of the players involved in the match, as well as a focus on the legs of key players (which hints at some form of masculinity that desires the athletic bodies of male athletes as a form of adulation and marvel.)
La selección destruyó un "mito": la fuerza
With the national team's failure to qualify for the World Cup, and the only notable performance from Huracán's own player Rendo, the article delivers a harsh critique of the modern style of play based on strength. Instead, it states that quality,…
Comentarios periodísticos
Argentine press routinely offered foreign accounts, even in 1944
Una despedida de moda en Vélez Sársfield: silbidos
The trend towards results is producing a quality of play that fans are enjoying less. Atlanta here is coached by Zubeldía
En Avellaneda hubo más agresores y agredidos que buenos jugadores
The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is leading to an erosion of playing the sport in an aesthetically pleasing manner
Mataron a patadas la ilusión de presenciar un buen partido
The use of overly defensive styles and tactical fouls is becoming more commonplace
El campeón perdió la guerra
San Lorenzo defeats Estudiantes by besting their rivals at their own game of physicality and anti-fútbol
¡Basta de temperamento!...¡Basta de matonismo!...¡Basta de garra!...
What is interesting is that Uruguay is blamed for all the "garra" Argentine players have traditionally reacted towards (ignoring the decades of player violence among Argentine teams). "Garra" is thus portrayed as foreign and alien to Argentine…
Fútbol poco, pero golpes hubo cualquier cantidad
An eternal yawn ("un eterno bostezo") is the overview of a match marred by player violence