ɪn ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd ðə bˈɛst tˈiːm wʌz mˌɪlənˈæɹɪˌoʊz, wɪð plˈeɪɚz lˈaɪk ædˈɑːlfoʊ pˈɛdɚnɚɹə, ɐ stˈɑːɹ wɪððə lˈɛdʒəndɚɹi ɹˈɪvɚ plˈeɪt tˈiːm ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z bˈɛɾɚ nˈoʊn æz lˌæ mˈækwɪnə; ælfɹˈeɪdoʊ dˈaɪ stɛfˈɑːnoʊ, hˌuː wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ stˈɑːɹ fɚðə lˈɛdʒəndɚɹi ɹˈiːəl mədɹˈɪd tˈiːm ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z; ænd nˈeɪstɚ ɹˈɔsi.
In this period the best team was Millonarios, with players like Adolfo Pedernera, a star with the legendary River Plate team of the 1940s better known as La Máquina; Alfredo Di Stefano, who would later star for the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s; and Néstor Rossi.