If a martian was to land on Planet Earth, it could be forgiven for not knowing that football exists in Argentina, outside of Buenos Aires. But, it does, and in the second city of Cordoba, 400 miles north-west of the capital, more than 52,000 spectators packed the Estadio Kempes to see the local derby on Saturday afternoon. The two sides, Belgrano and Talleres, could not be separated and played out a breathless 1-1 draw. The moods in the respective camps couldn’t have been more different going into the game. Belgrano, who have been campaigning in Argentina’s top flight since 2011 when they shocked the nation by demoting River Plate in the promotion/relegation play-off, have...
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