The duel between the Albiceleste and Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay coincides with the concerts that the American star accepted in Buenos Aires. According to trans-Andean media, Scaloni and company will have to move to Cordoba.
The Argentine team is experiencing the happiest moment in recent decades. World champions in Qatar 2022 and, this year, absolute leaders of the South American Qualifiers. Lionel Scaloni’s team seems increasingly solid: 12 points obtained with four victories in four games. For the same reason, the albiceleste arouses great interest, especially at home, given the possibility of seeing Lionel Messi in what could be his last years with this jersey.
On November 16, the trans-Andean team had the opportunity to organize a new party at the Monumental in Buenos Aires, the place where they played their home matches as part of this qualification procedure. They host Uruguay, coached by Marcelo Bielsa, in one of the most attractive matches of the fifth day. However, spectators in the capital of this country will want to see this match. The guilty ? Taylor Swift.
Very few days difference
One of the pop stars of the moment is currently on a world tour which will allow him to give concerts on November 9, 10 and 11 at the River Plate Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. These three presentations come just a few days before the aforementioned meeting between those led by Lionel Messi against the Celeste. For the same reason, there is concern that the state in which the turf ends is not optimal for the development of football.
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Given this situation, as stated Olé, The AFA has activated a plan B and the Argentine national team must move its headquarters for this match to Cordoba, more precisely to the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium. of this city. The request has already received approval from Conmebol.
It’s not all bad
This commitment will thus mark the return of the Albiceleste to Córdoba, a place where they visited officially for the last time in 2021. They will now do so as reigning world champions.
In total, Argentina has recorded four qualifying matches in this venue, with three victories and one defeat: 3-1 victory over Paraguay in 2012, victory against Bolivia 2-0 in 2016, defeat against Paraguay by the minimum in 2016 and victory by 1. -0 over Colombia during the aforementioned 2021.
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