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La violencia agazapada los goles que duelen
Most striking is Boca's abandonment of attacking soccer (under DiStefano who left at the end of 1969) for 'machismo'
Increíble: esto en 1970
Comment blasts the conditions Argentine soccer continues to find itself in when hinchas are mercilessly attacking each other
Todo eso que tiene el fútbol…todo eso que nos falta
Little bands of fans ('barras bravas'?) destroy parts of the Monumental stadium in celebration of Boca Juniors championship-also injuring many
¡Ante el hecho insólito!; Rosario-Hinchas-Árbitros
Fans attack Cossio, a referee at a match at Newell's Old Boys, leaving him seriously injured at the hospital. A brief recap of the escalating violence at stadiums prefaces the coverage of November 8, including reports of bullets fired at a match…
Difícil conquista boquense
An arduous effort by Boca to win this game contrasts with El Grafico's coverage of 'anti-futbol'
La pelota dominó a los jugadores
A trend begins to emerge where boring and predictable soccer is the norm in the 1955 season
Forcejeo "antifutbolístico"
Labeling it a match of forced "anti-futbol", Panzeri is critical of the soccer he is starting to witness in Argentina
En el imperio de la limpieza
Fascinating article because it alludes to a level of violence that was common pre-1956 and the seems is on the way out (which it is not)
¿Hasta cuándo?
Writer is clearly exasperated that fans continue to throw projectiles and hurt players, that the police does little to deter such actions, and that other fans do not take some form of action into their own hands Soccer, it seems, is under attack
Civilización y barbarie, una sociedad enferma, martirologio del delito
Panzeri , exhausted of the now-routine nature of violence at Argentine soccer stadiums, sees the problem as much larger than the sport: Argentine civilization has fallen
De lo nunca tan fácil a lo nunca tan tonto
In a rare sign of praise for Estudiantes, Panzeri criticizes Argentine teams like Boca Juniors and River Plate that do not employ the old skills of trickery, or "viveza"
En pareja con Requín, pero hincha de Boca
Useful article to see the intersection of fútbol, music, and popular culture in general
Semana trágica. -Ni policía ni leña. -El hinchón de hoy. -La vuelta del paraguayo
El Bachiller believes that the excessive violence at stadiums is a shared responsibility to refrain from accusing referees of corruption or promoting the use of force to calm things down. He attributes this old violence to a national character that…
¿Seremos tan giles, compañero?
A blank ballot, an enticing idea for Peronist voters who feel isolated, is an unwise move according to this commentary signed by "El descamisado". Instead, it asks voters to think in terms of fútbol, where rooting for a third team–if helpful for your…
La brillante victoria del Flamengo, más que un alerta a Boca, lo es para el fútbol argentino
Notice how the Argentine press begins to take notice of the alarming rise of Brazilian futebol, which served as a reminder that Argentine fútbol was on a long decline that required attention.
El dirigente no dirige: manda si es gobierno, obstruye si es oposición
The focus of this piece is to shine a light on the behavior of club officials, who intimidate government officials (Truibunal de Penas) and advocate measures that only benefit their own interests In this regard, they are simply powerful and…