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unusual facts about Primera Division Argentina



Avellaneda Partido

The Partido is also home to several other football teams including Arsenal de Sarandí of the Primera Division Argentina, and lower league teams San Telmo, Dock Sud and Victoriano Arenas.

César Luis Menotti

His first significant success was achieving the 1973 Metropolitano title with Huracán, with a legendary attacking lineup: René Houseman, Miguel Brindisi, Roque Avallay, Carlos Babington, and Omar Larrosa, backed up by veteran midfielder Alfio Basile and left-back Jorge Carrascosa, known as el lobo ("the wolf"), who was the team captain.

Godoy Cruz Department

The city of Godoy Cruz is home to Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, a football club, which became in 2006 the first club from Mendoza Province ever to compete in the Primera Division.

Héctor Veira

Veira started his professional career in 1963 with San Lorenzo, in 1964 he became the topscorer in the Argentina Primera División at the age of only 18.

Kevin Hoyos

Hoyos, who holds dual USA-Argentine citizenship, is the third USA player to play in the Argentine top league, after Renato Corsi, who played for Argentinos Juniors and other teams in the 1980s, and Bryan Gerzicich, who played for Arsenal in 2006.

Lanús Partido

The partido is home to Club Atlético Lanús, a football club currently playing in the Argentine Primera Division.

Leonardo Biagini

Born in Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe Province, Biagini started his career at Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine first division, in 1993.

Martín Palermo

Formerly player for Boca Juniors of Argentina, and the Argentina national team.


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