The final whistle blew after an exhilarating 120 minutes in the Argentine capital, ecstatic roars escaping from El Monumental’s roofless bowl into the dusk of the Buenos Aires sky. La Albiceleste were…
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In 1958, the beginning of the decline of La Nuestra – the skill-based, extravagant and truly unique brand of football which had characterised Argentine football – could be traced back to one…
This feature is part of The Masterminds IN 1974, Argentine football had unquestionably seen more prosperous days. The national side had just been dumped out of the World Cup in Germany having…