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One of the most extraordinary experiences in Argentine soccer occurs when the visiting team scores a goal. Since, for years and years, only local fans have gone to the field, when the visiting team scores a goal, the silence of the stadium is heard. Null noise becomes deafening. Thousands of people remain silent and, even in stadiums with good acoustics, the visiting players, the substitute bench, and radio and television reporters can even hear the goal cries. Nothing more, or a little more (some time ago, from my position on the Boca field, I heard Izquierdoz's reproach to his teammates…