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Tragedia en el estadio del Club A. River Plate
AFA expresses its support and sadness concerning the tragedy of Puerta 12, offering financial compensation to the victims and calling for a public honoring for the deaths through a week of no games, players wearing black armbands, and other measures.
Incidentes durante el partido por la final del campeonato Metropolitano de primera división, entre los equipos representativos de los clubes San Lorenzo de Almagro (campeón) y Estudiantes de la Plata, jugado en el estadio de River Plate
Police intervene in match between Estudiantes and San Lorenzo in 1968
Uno de los incontables incidentes producidos entre jugadores. El que ilustra el grabado corresponde a un encuentro entre Boca Juniors y River Plate.
Scuffle between players between River Plate and Boca Juniors leads to police intervention
Integrantes de la delegación River Plate que visitó Italia con la sra. de Perón
River Plate (with DiStéfano) visit with Eva after playing in Italy. River, and other teams playing in international competition, represented the nation.
Club Atlético River Plate
This image is aimed at showing Argentina's ability to host international tournaments like Juegos Panamericanos (and eventually a World Cup)
¡Fútbol! Emoción y suspenso hasta el último minuto
Recap of the 1952 season through the eyes of Mundo Deportivo
River Plate festejó con júbilo el triunfo de 1952
Brief overview of River Plate's 1952 championship season
[Photo of dead Linker]
Photograph by Sanjuro
Página extradeportiva
Linker's death receives more attention than in El Grafico
Capacidad
Argentine greatness is established by comparing the capacity of stadiums in Buenos Aires to US baseball stadiums (although both stadiums serve different purposes and game schedules--comparing to football stadiums would have been better).
Lo de Estudiantes
You reap what you sow. The 'animal' created at Estudiantes is not only a product of tolerance at the club but also derives from the state of Argentine soccer.
Cuando los que tiene obligación de defender a River…
Fascinating back and forth between a fan magazine and that club's President. Both level accusations of unprofessionalism and disloyalty to the club.
No hay derecho'
Like Nestor Rossi ten years earlier, the magazine comes to the defense of its 'hard' player, El Chamaco Rodriguez, for being the target of referees in the league. The last sentence is ominous, with a call for 'violentas cartas'.
[various articles]
Just weeks after giving Boca, now coached by former River legend Alfredo DiStefano, its first loss the magazine highlights the 'anti-futbol' of Estudiantes.
En vez de vuelta olimpica: robo
Alluding to collusion, the magazine points River's loss squarely to the referee. The match was also violent and left many players injured.