Rebecca Henriquez
@RebeHenriquez
Looking ahead to the World Cup qualifiers, El Salvador continues to schedule warm-up matches to reach the competition in the best way. A few days ago it was announced by an international media, and now it has been confirmed by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and La Selecta, that the blue and white will meet again with the world champion, Lionel Messi, in another friendly international match. .
The Argentine newspaper Olé was the first to announce the news of the meeting that will once again bring together one of the most emblematic figures in the sport with the blue and white, and this Thursday morning La Selecta and the AFA confirmed that on March 22 both teams will face each other in the United States.
“The Argentine team already knows the rivals it will face in the friendly tour of the United States, to be played from March 18 to 26. Firstly, Lionel Scaloni’s team will face El Salvador at the Lincoln Financial Field stadium in the city of Philadelphia,” the AFA said.
The meeting will be held next Friday, March 22, in Philadelphia at 8:00 pm USA and 6:30 pm El Salvador.
For the second time in two months, La Selecta will have the opportunity to practice with Messi and the rest of the Qatar 2022 World Cup champion team, a diagnostic test that will determine the level at which David Dóniga’s team plays.
The albiceleste had scheduled a tour with the world champions in China, however, this event did not prosper and the AFA looked for new rivals for the Argentine team in the first official FIFA window of the year, an opportunity for the team to meet again on the field. game with Messi and his teammates.
It is worth remembering that on January 19, La Selecta faced Inter Miami at the Cuscatlán stadium, an unprecedented match that for many represented a milestone in the history of Salvadoran soccer. The match, attended by people from all over Central America, ended in a goalless draw.
Then, the senior national team faced Costa Rica on February 2, in the National Stadium of the same country, where the blue and white fell 2 to 0 against the Ticos.
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