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Argentine Primera División – Greats Across the Ages

The formation of the Argentinian first division in 1891 was a historic moment, for several reasons. It produced what is now the oldest league in the world outside Britain, and it also took the first step towards producing some of the greatest players that the world has ever seen: Di Stéfano, Diego Maradona, Ángel Labruna, amongs a huge list of others. This series of articles will start with the first decade of the professional era in Argentina, the 1930s, and move to the present day, looking at a handful of great players in the league from each decade.

 


1930s – The Professional Era

The first professional years of the Argentina Primera saw a league dominated by the teams of Buenos Aires who broke away from the amateur league to form their own championship. Unlike the current format, it was a straight round robin, with each team playing 34 matches. The two great rivals of Buenos Aires began to assert their dominance in this first decade, with Boca and River winning three titles a piece. The following are some of the great players from that era (It should be noted that I'm referring to players who played in the Argentine league, not specifically players from Argentina):

 


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