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Movimiento de socios; Fútbol
A snapshot of club membership and fútbol events in 1958, when Argentine offered a very poor performance at the World Cup.
Definitiveo: Cesarini se va
Although the cause is not known, River believes that the bomb that detonated at Cesarini's house was due to comments he made in the press in the wake of River's loss to Boca and its second-place finish. The paper admonishes such uncivilized behavior…
Más que derrota duele la humillación
Only helpful in establishing a pattern for the failure to qualify for 1970
Seleccionado: kilómetro cero
The article is not clear whether coaches do not want the job as head of the national team, or if AFA is careless in its selection, but it provides a devastating assessment of why José María Minella (who successfully led the team at the 1964 Cup of…
No hay tiempo para fracasos
Fans of River Plate, accustomed to winning, seem ready to replace both coach (Cesarini) and their longtime President (Liberti).
Murieron con los buzos puestos
Some coaches persist in their positions despite a lack of success, others are fired at the first sign of failure. The author assumed that smaller clubs possess less tolerance for failure.
Una tabla capicúa
This is a complex article, a bit unfocused, on the fate of coaches resting on more than success: the professionalism of their players and the constant discussion of finances.
El triunfo del psicólogo
One of the growing number of profiles on coaches in an age where they garnered a lot of attention.
En su niñez inexperta, "Mumo" Orsi era hincha inocente de Racing
Player profile on legendary Independiente player Raimundo Orsi (with some mentions of another key player: Renato Cesarini). This article reinforces the trope of the crack player whose youthful energy must have drove his mother crazy but he eventually…
Alejandro Yebra: entrevistado por la revista
Yebra provides a good overview of how tactics and formation in Argentina changed over the years. An insightful interview.
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.…
El fútbol de antes y el fútbol actual
Every generation looks fondly at the past. Although the late 1940s is characterized to this day as a golden age, this article shows that in 1949 many were worried about the quality of play based on training and tactics…not natural-born talent,…
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Photo of the 1942 Argentine league champions: the River Plate team dubbed "La Máquina"
Para Cesarini, Estudiantes es el seleccionado nacional
With 8 players on the national team from Estudiantes, the efficiency of this club is valued by coach Cesarini
Las tácticas tristes de J.C. Lorenzo
Typical piece that criticizes overly defensive schemes
Volvimos a lo de siempre: el pasecito corto y aburridor
Helpful to assess the "modern" playing style and the "pasecitos" of yesteryear (criollo, or lo nuestro is not used, but the descriptions allude to the "golden age", romanticism, cracks)