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La Boca Fútbol (Soccer) Stadium
While the Italians have given La Boca its most
distinctive touches, the British too have left
their mark. They introduced soccer to the
Argentineans and two of the country's finest
teams started in La Boca. The La Boca Club
was started in 1905 by a group of men who
played together in nearby Solís Square. The
stadium at Calle Brandsen 805 is called the
Bombonera
(Candy Box) by locals. Inaugurated
in 1940, the cement structure has a capacity of
70,000 persons.
Members of the La Boca Athletic Club partici-
pate in sports other than soccer. Basketball,
cycling and
bochas
, an Argentinean version of
bowling, are pursued with energy, but never
with the zeal passion attached to
fútbol.
The
fútbol
rivalry between La Boca and River Plate
(the other team that started here) is legendary,
and their matches are always exciting to watch.
As one Buenos Aires resident told me,
Para
nosotros fútbol es como comer
(For us, fútbol is
as important as eating). When the La Boca
Juniors win in their weekly encounters with
other First Division clubs, you'll surely spot the
blue and gold colors of the Junior flag waving
above the stadium. This is a great place to
watch a game.
Lunch in La Boca
Have a slice of pizza or more likely a whole indi-
vidual pie in a pan on Almirante Brown. This
road parallel to Necochea is La Boca's main
