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Lanus-Boca-1967: ¿por qué?
Fontanarrosa comments on the death of a fan (Suoto), the threats on journalists, and other forms of violence as a renewal of old calls by El Grafico to end this nonsense (and heed the calls for civility by the government)
¡Hasta cuándo seguirán las guerras!
In this match, the presence of police and gas canisters adds to the ugly scenes witnessed on the soccer field for three consecutive matches between Boca and Independiente
El mismo dia…en la Argentina
The Lima tragedy, one of the darkest moments in world soccer, took place in a match between Argentinean and Peruvian youth teams trying to qualify for the Olympics. That same day, another violent incident between fans and police took place at…
XLIV: Proyecto de resolución
The death of Mario Linker, although not the first in Argentine fútbol, was widely reported in the press. As a consequence, politicians became involved to demonstrate their ability to quell violence at the stadiums (but more likely this was just…
Escándolos y entretelones de la semana
A match between Lanus and Racing is delayed by a player feigning injury, then attacked by police, then escorted off the field, and finally the home team tying. Police (not surprisingly) launch gas canisters at unruly crowd. The accompanying article…
En La Paternal nueva derrota del fútbol
Match between Argentinos Juniors and Chacarita Juniors descends into fan violence, gas canisters, and expelled players
Aburrido y deplorable
The police use of gas canisters, in order to halt the throwing of bottles and projectiles by River fans (their team was losing), marred a boring match between both sides What is interesting is that the headline which accompanies the photo ("Lo que…
¿Y la policía? ¿Qué hace la policía?
Critiques the behavior and actions of both "hinchas" and the police The former is increasingly prone to throwing objects at players and referees, while the latter acts slowly to unruly fans (and then simply threatens to gas fans)
Crisis del sindicalismo sin obreros
The article characterizes the military government as totalitarian, ready to repress any form of dissention (such as the use of gas canisters).
Lo que el mundo ha de conocer
The recurring violence at fútbol stadiums, according to the author, will reveal Argentina to the outside world…as a nation of disorder, mayhem, and lawlessness (if the world does not already view Argentina this way.)
Tratará hoy el Consejo el match de Avellaneda
The match between Independiente and San Lorenzo continues to garner attention in the press due to the incidents on the field and the stands. Several reports surfaced the previous day as well. Independiente praised the performance of its team…
San Lorenzo con seis jugadores; Los incidentes que marginaron la final
The paper characterizes the match between Independiente and San Lorenzo as one worth forgetting, an un-esraseable stain on the game. It assigns some blame to the referee for being inconsistent with the fouls that were called and perhaps too quick to…
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Commentary the day following the Independiente-San Lorenzo match talked about a colossal embarrassment for a city, as evolved football-wise, like Buenos Aires. Matches like these put into serious question the ability of the country to host the World…
Independiente superó a San Lorenzo 9 a 1
The match ended 9 to 1, but devolved into a very harsh and physical game, leading to anti-sports mentality. As far as the ugly incidents at the end of the game: “mejor es olvidarlo”. Players tackled violently, several were expelled, and bottles and…
La parcialidad del referee provocó el ingrato espectáculo
The article blames the referee and police for violence inside the stadium, often using quotes around the police ("guardianes del orden") as a form of sarcasm
Todos fueron culpables...
Banfield and Independiente play a brutal match, where players have bad intentions and rile up the atmosphere in the stadium.