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Estudiantes: Prati es la clave
Public sentiment against Estudiantes grows, especially in light of Argentina's failure to qualify for the 1970 World Cup; however, only Boca Juniors seems to possess the team unity and purpose of the team from La Plata.
La carga de los valores taponados
Perhaps helpful in understanding the coach's mindset before the ugly, physical matches that led to several Estudiantes players facing criminal charges and bans from AFA.
Onganía: Mes 40, Hora Cero
The increase in violence, social disorder, and labor protests have led to many influential military leaders looking for an alternative solution. Onganía will be out of power within the year. [The sidebar is worth a read. Also: the following week…
Entre el deporte y la computadora
Students, deeply divided along political lines, are increasingly coming into conflict. One reformer proposes an increase of funding for university sports–long abandoned. His reasoning is that students are less likely to come into political…
Otra semana violenta
This article uses recent acts of violence to assess another week difficult for Argentines.
Fútbol: como antes, más que antes
An article that sways between honoring the achievements of Estudiantes and worrying about their methods and culture of incidents. This is the closest article that is able to praise and blame equally.
Various articles on the bloody crackdown of university students
The series of articles, including a poll conducted on who is to blame, reveal quite a bit about the cause of student protests and the bloody response by military officials. In many ways, this is the beginning of the end for Onganía as President as he…
¿Qué has hecho tú en La Paz, Argentina?
Great article. The national team coach, Maschio, is fired under pressure from sports reporters who found themselves suddenly limited in their access to the national team (but well within the boundaries for journalists). The interventor of AFA is also…
Metropolitano: un legado de Don Valentín
In an era where small teams, with small budgets, can suddenly become champions, the article portrays the situation as a mess for Argentine fútbol…and a legacy of Valentín Suárez.
La noche de conjuras
In a match between Platense and Huracán, the former applies an ultra-defensive style with ball possession and few risks, while the latter is a throwback to an older era of attcking soccer and fluid play.
El seleccionado de nunca acabar
Of particular note is the fact that Estudiantes players are routinely omitted from consideration for the national team. Why? Some accounts cite Estudiantes head coach Osvaldo Zubeldía's unwillingness to release players, but here the national coach…