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Libro de quejas
This letter shows that club interests to maximize profits, by hosting games on Thursdays as well as weekends, conflict with fans who paid for their membership but could not attend Thursday matches due to work. [A second letter with a similar…
Libro de quejas
Useful letter to see the fan's perspective on club finances
¿Sivori ó 10 millones?
Magazine asks if the club should sell Sivori for 10 million pesos: the cost needed to finalize the final phase of construction for the Monumental
Fútbol vs. Patadas…y esto no lo decimos nosotros
Peruvian fans attack River players. Excerpts from Peruvian newspapers show that even the local press was aghast.
Mucho pasecito para atrás…
This letter from reader Gustavo Finkel laments the purposeful use of backward passes. Here is an example of how readers favored traditional styles and were less enamored with a safe, possession-oriented style.
Esta vez a ellos
Fan coverage of other fans. Notice the language used…seeds of a barras brava?
De River a Racing, apenas un millón de pesos de diferencia…
By comparing the ticket sales in both matches Italy played in Buenos Aires, the article emphasizes River's stadium capacity and superiority over Racing.
Insistimos: será el más grande del mundo
By closing off the fourth sector of the stadium, River officials believe that the Monumental will become the largest soccer stadium in the world. [The selling of Sivori a few years later will pay for this cost]
¿El fútbol o la guerra?
The article asks several questions. Why has a climate of war taken hold at matches [note: the word "garra" and "guerrero" are constantly referenced in magazines like River]? Why were players from River attacked if the anger was directed at the…
Esto ya es el colmo
San Lorenzo fans attack referee and River players
Orgía de agua y gases
Two weeks after River's fans turn angry due to 'unjust' officiating, the same scene takes place. This time the police do not simply appear on the field but also use water hoses and gas canisters.
No serán intervenidos los clubes
Weeding out Peronist elements in AFA will not lead to similar measures in clubs
De vuelta al fútbol
Little mention of Perón in this page. Instead a reference to the return of normality and a mention that the Minister of the Armed Forces is a club member of River.
La adversidad parece haberse ensañado con nuestra hinchada
A look at stadium safety
[Various articles]
Police intervention, collapsed fence, gas canisters, hoses, violent plays…all on display in this match
[cover image]
River players who use violent tactics are 'persecuted', opposing players are 'gangsters'