Argentina is preparing to meet Panama

The current world champion, the Argentine football team, is training at home for the first time since winning the title in Qatar 2022 and after the arrival of all players invited by Lionel Scalonor for the two friendlies scheduled for this FIFA date.

Argentineand will play two friendly matches: against Panamaon Thursday the 23rd, in Buenos Aires, and before curacaoon Tuesday the 28th, in Santiago del Estero.

After the early arrival of two Argentinian players from England’s Aston Villa, the goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martinez and midfielder Emiliano Buendía, and the back of the captain and Golden Ball of the World Cup, Lionel Messi, other members of ‘Scaloneta’ were added.

According to the pictures he posted Argentine Football Association (AFA), since the first day of work was behind closed doors, the international comabout Ángel di María and Lautaro Martínez They were approaching the sports field to obey the coach’s orders.

At the end of this Sunday, four Albiceleste internationals already flew to Argentina: Nicolás Tagliafico (Olympique Lyon), Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) and Rodrigo De Paul (Atlético de Madrid).

Messi, who was whistled in his last game with PSG, arrived at Ezeiza International Airport on a private flight this Monday, from where he traveled in a van to the facilities AFA, where its president, Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia, was waiting for him, who upon receiving it melted into a hug.

‘Scaloneta’ has been training in the facilities since this Monday AFAthat both Tuesday and Wednesday will allow immediate access to the press, although the players will not be concentrated and are free until Wednesday, the day before the game Panama.

Expectations for Thursday’s game, which is played at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, are maximum, since AFA he organized a party to celebrate the world title with fans that sold out 83,000 outlets in just two and a half hours.

Almost 1.6 million fans entered the virtual ticketing system last Thursday, waiting to gain access to the home of River Plate.

In the next few days, increased security is expected on the streets of Buenos Aires, because it is feared that tens or hundreds of thousands of people will take to the streets to see their idols up close, as has already happened during the fiesta after the degree obtained in Qatar 2022.

The presence of captain Lionel Messi and other players who were declared world champions on December 18 turned that first match in Argentina into a collective celebration that could not be held, precisely because of the accumulation of nearly five million kuna fans on the streets