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Del buen tiempo viejo
This article's nostalgic look at the amateur era of fútbol in Argentina is also a rebuke of the current state of professional fútbol and the level of violence at stadiums.
Sin olvidar lo que sabemos hay que hallar la fórmula para jugar a los europeos
The criollo style works, but more is needed to defeat European squads.
La verdad dolorosa
This article supports newspaper accounts of turmoil within the national team and the need to send Valentín Suárez to mediate the situation between players and the head coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo. What makes this piece helpful is that it offers a less…
El combinado uruguayo batió al argentino con una actuación que parece anunciar su recuperación
Argentina's loss to Uruguay begins to sound the alarms among fans and journalists back home.
Cover image; La 'prueba' de Montevideo fue decepcionante: Antes no había ataque, ahora no hay equipo
Argentina's poor performance against Uruguay, in a game marked by violent behavior by players on both sides, raises alarms in the Argentine press.
Una jornada para vergüenza y dolor del fútbol rioplatense
Argentina's poor performance against Uruguay, in a game marked by violent behavior by players on both sides, raises alarms in the Argentine press. This is the second such match in less than two months.
Ola de fútbol
As one fan commented, after many years of a soccer "drought", Argentines were treated to a series of international soccer matches when several European teams visited Buenos Aires
Difícil pero merecido
An international friendly against Chile reveals a little bit about Argentina's press corps and their awareness of foreign perceptions
Se pudo ganar y se perdió
An international friendly against Uruguay reveals a little bit about Argentina's press corps and their awareness of foreign perceptions, especiallu when faced with a loss; however, losses to Uruguay have history and the close relations between both…
Prontuario Internacional Argentino 1941-1957
Helpful summary of all the games played by the national team between 1941 and 1957, with noticeable gaps during the Peronist years. Many of the international matches took place between Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, which, considering their…
Lucha en jerarquía al estilo latino
Emerging from international isolation, Argentina plays Spain in Buenos Aires. Spain is treated here as an emerging soccer nation.
Un equipo argentino de fútbol actuará en 1951 en Inglaterra
News of AFA's decision to send a national team to England for an exhibition match in 1951. Also, Housing Minister Ramón Cereijo honored by AFA for his commitment to sports (in large part due to his ability to secure funds for Racing's new stadium).