Defensa y Justicia

The Case For Them

Defensa y Justicia are not a spare club. They are Argentina Primera División, Estadio Norberto Tomaghello, and 91 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

• The calendar you inherit

  Following Argentina Primera División means odd kick-off hours, a new commentary language and a table you will check before your own club's. Argentina becomes part of your week.

• Old enough to matter

  1935 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

• Something to defend

  The cabinet is not empty: Primera B (1): 1996–97 and Primera C (1): 1985. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.

• Proper ground

  Estadio Norberto Tomaghello takes roughly 20,000, big enough for atmosphere, small enough that you can learn where the singing corner is on your first visit.