Claudio Chiqui Tapia, president of the AFA, participated in the so-called “Party of Legends”, which was developed with the organization of the Conmebol in the city of Fort Lauderdale, where several legendary figures from the continental level participated in the event, in advance of the group draw for the 48va. edition of the Copa America 2024 of the USA which will take place this Thursday.
Wallwho is going through a key week for the future of the national team, tomorrow he will hold an important meeting with the coach, Lionel Scaloni. Regarding the game, the president of the AFA He had to leave the field due to an injury and was replaced by Usain Bolt. Once outside the game, he told the press: “I asked for the change because I have had plantar fasciitis for a month and a half.”
With a low attendance of Latin people in the stands of the stadium “Drive Pink”the house of Inter Miami of the Argentine star Lionel Messithe celebration of the match was held between the most outstanding players in South America.
Who participated in the Legends Party
Among them were the Argentines Sergio “Kun” Agueroex Atlético Madrid and Barcelonaof Spain and Manchester Cityof Englandand the former Spanish of Barcelona and Liverpool, Maximiliano Rodríguezin the representative white led by the coach Joseph Perkermanalong with the ex River Plate and Real Madrid, Gonzalo Higuainand the former Inter Milan of Italy, Javier Zanetti.
For its part, the red-coated team led by the Colombian Francisco “Pacho” Maturanahad among its ranks the Brazilian star, former Barcelona, Ronaldinho Gauchoaccompanied by the Chilean forward, Ivan Zamoranoand the goalkeeper Didaex AC Milan from Italya, in addition to the stellar presence of the Jamaican sprinter, eight-time Olympic medalist, Usain Bolt.
The show was organized by the company Win Fun Groupan Argentine producer of sporting events in stadiums, who was in charge of carrying out the game between the legendary players of South America.
This company works together with Conmebol and was in charge of the farewells of several Argentine soccer figures, such as “Maxi” Rodríguez himself at the stadium in Newell’s Old Boys of Rosario, Leonardo Ponzio in it More Monumental of River Plate and Leandro Romagnoli in San Lorenzo.
In addition, the main authorities of world football joined the meeting of legends on the night of the Floridalike the Paraguayan leader, Alejandro Domínguez, president of Conmebol, along with Tapia, the top leader of the Association of Argentine Football (AFA), and the person in charge of world football, the Swiss Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, accompanied by the deputy general secretary, the Swede Mattias Grafstöm.
In an important week for Argentine football in the face of the imminent conclave between Tapia, 56, and the coach Lionel Scaloni45, to settle the future in the technical leadership of the national team.
Some close friends assured Telám that the main leader of the AFA will remain silent for the next few days, after intense weeks around him, given the uncertainty generated by the continuity of the Rosario coach at the head of the world champion team and the statements of the former president of the Nation, Mauricio Macripublicly criticizing the management of Wall at the forefront of domestic football.
Furthermore, the main directors of the FIFA and Conmebol They will meet on Wednesday afternoon in a downtown hotel in the city of Miami, to finalize details about the most important competition that the South American Confederation next year and looking forward to next World Cup 2026 on North American soil.
It is worth remembering that the Argentine team will make up the Group A of the Copa Américato be played from June 20 to July 14 of next year, where the three venues of the preliminary phase are already known: the opening match in the imposing stadium Mercedes Benz of the city of Atlanta, on June 25 at the Met Life Stadium in New Jersey and closing its area on June 29 at the venue Miami Hard Rock.
Source: Ambito
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