1. Dante Panzeri was a sports journalist and columnist who was notable for the influence of his opinions and analysis about sports, specially in football, having changed the way of covering sports events in Argentina.
10 Facts About Dante Panzeri
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Dante Panzeri joined sports magazine El Grafico in 1943, writing articles about athletics, cycling, and swimming, among others.
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Dante Panzeri opposed to the excessive use of tactics in football, with Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Osvaldo Zubeldia, Argentino Geronazzo and Jose D'Amico as some trainers that were accused of being excessively obsessed with tactics.
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Close to Ernesto Lazzatti and Adolfo Pedernera, Dante Panzeri alleged that the use of tactics distorted the essence of the game.
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Dante Panzeri refused alleging the spirit of the magazine would be distorted if he had agreed to that.
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In Dinamica de lo Impensado Dante Panzeri expressed his preference for the "pure talent" of the Argentine footballer, showing his concern about the loss of the sport as a simple game and the establishment of an industry around it.
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Dante Panzeri was chief of the sports section of newspaper La Prensa until his death in 1978.
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Dante Panzeri opposed the 1978 FIFA World Cup was held in Argentina, arguing that "it would be a waste of money".
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Dante Panzeri died in April 1978, two months before the World Cup that finally would be won by Argentina.
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Dante Panzeri has to be willing to lose friends with the purpose of exposing his points of view.