2024-02-20 22:40:50
The FIFA date in March, where the Argentine National Team will play two friendlies, could suffer modifications. After it was confirmed that, for organizational reasons, China will not host the meetings, there could also be news regarding the rivals.
In principle, those led by Lionel Scaloni They were going to face Ivory Coast and Nigeria, on March 18 and 26. However, by changing the venue, there are chances that, in the end, the match against the Ivory Coast will not be played.
Nigeria would remain one of the rivals, while the other team to face has yet to be defined. There is a good chance that it will be a Central American team, mainly due to a calendar issue, but also because it is highly probable that the friendlies will ultimately be played in the United States.
Precisely, the North American country will also host the two friendlies that Argentina will play from June 3 to 11, on the last FIFA date before the Copa América. Honduras and Ecuador appear as the two main candidates to be the rivals in these matches.
The 16-year-old Montoro from Tucumán was key in his debut for Vélez to defeat Huracán
He was born on July 14, 2007 in Concepción, Alvaro Montoro During 2023 he was the top figure in the Vélez Seventh division and for a few months he has been closely followed by Barcelona, Sevilla, Villarreal, Fiorentina and Rome.
Yesterday, the midfielder entered at 37′ of the second half with the game at 0-0 and was key for Vélez to end up achieving the agonizing 1-0 against Huracán. “I was waiting for the opportunity, it is a great pride, the good thing is that it helped the team take the three points,” said the man from Tucuman who at 48′ received a cross at the far post, adjusted it and shot a cross precise so that Emmanuel Mammana I just have to push it.
“First I was going to go look for the rebound and Lenny (Lobato) told me to go to the far post, the center arrived there, I checked inside and with my left foot I poked it and Mammana appeared,” commented the footballer who was awarded as the best player of the match for the official broadcast.
At a press conference, Gustavo Quinteros He threw flowers at the youth. “He is a very fast boy, very lively and always knows what he has to do. I asked him to come in, face it and that it didn’t matter if he lost it. I wanted him to shoot crosses and that’s what he did. It makes me very happy for him and his family “explained the technician.
