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Evolución favorable en el estado de los heridos
An account squarely focused on the victims of "Puerta 12", as well as measures taken by all involved to prevent future tragedies and tend to the present-day victims.
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Detailed account days after "Puerta 12"
Boca estuvo más cerca de la victoria
Perhaps not a useful article, but here two teams–representing the era of "fútbol espectáculo"–play in a contested match.
Altas autoridades y numerosos parientes de las víctimas visitaron los distintos hospitales
Press coverage here is focused much more on the victims than officials, although it lists some response from River Plate about stadium security
En el lugar donde ocurrió el hecho; Una noche sin luces ni voces en la tipica barriada boquense
President Onganía visits clinics and neighborhoods are in mourning.
La gran tragedia provocó conmoción en la ciudad
President Onganía visits police stations and police-run clinics to visit those injured. This is interesting because it reaffirms the President's military background, but also demonstrates his lack of empathy with average citizens (no visits to…
Una avalancha en el estadio de River Plate al finalizar el encuentro causó 70 muertos
Extensive coverage of the stadium disaster at the Monumental Stadium
Gran match: River-Boca
The game between River and Boca always garners attention, but few would expect the disaster that would occur the next day.
Vibración intensa hubo en Corrientes
A euphoric account of fan celebrations in downtown Buenos Aires. The article also recounts descriptions by Scottish players, who felt that everything was against them in South America. Basile was described as an “animal” by the Celtic coaching staff…
¡El fútbol se viene abajo!
Citing corruption, ineptitude, and dwindling attendance, this commentary labels club officials like Boca Juniors' Armando as "pirates" linked to "mafia"-like elements because they raise enormous sums in dubious ways–such as lottery and raffle tickets…
Tendríamos que ver de nuevo a yugoslavos y austriacos
Perón, a Boca fan, attends match where Boca represents the nation.
Se pagaría el fútbol con lo que produzca; Los "viejos" crearían el problema más delicado
As the labor dispute drags on, the fan magazine looks at possible solutions (salaries, stadiums)
Otro nombre que suena: el del "tano" Cesarini
Cesarini, as player and coach, was a fixture of Argentine fútbol for six decades (even when he played overseas in Italy). This profile is a good piece when contrasted with later interviews in the 1960s as coach of the national team and River.…
Asumen sus cargos los directivos técnicos
Coupled with articles in other weeks of January 1949, the fan magazines provide, perhaps, the only coverage in the press of club elections and inner dynamics at play. [who are the "terreristas"?]
Various articles
Amid club elections and internal strike, the tone of these articles is sharp ("repudiable," "insulto," "Boca…! salvó a la institución") and suggests that the fan magazine played a key part in quelling problems.
Advertisement for 1944 Carnival
This ad is another example of how closely tied tango music and fútbol became as both forms of popular culture gained prominence by the 1944 as representations of national identity.