La Máquina
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La Máquina is a nickname given to the River Plate football team from 1941 to 1947, commonly referred by the media as the best Argentine team of its era and one of the best teams worldwide.
La Máquina in its most famous incarnation, l–r: Muñoz, Moreno, Pedernera, Labruna, and Loustau, 1941
La Máquina in 1947: from left to right: Reyes, Moreno, Di Stéfano, Labruna and Loustau
Adolfo Pedernera
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Adolfo Alfredo Pedernera was an Argentine football player and coach. Nicknamed "El Maestro", he was widely considered to be one of the best world football players in the 1940s and one of the greatest
La Máquina
…best Argentine team of its era and one of the best teams worldwide. The core group of la Máquina were forwards Juan Carlos Muñoz, José Manuel Moreno, Adolfo Pedernera, Ángel Labruna, and Félix Loustau. Other players that were part of the attacking line were Aristóbulo Deambrossi, Carlos Peucelle, Alberto Gallo, and…
Pedernera with the Argentina national team, c. 1945
A young Pedernera with River Plate in 1937