El Salvador and Nigeria will be the rivals of the National Team in March

lThe Argentine National Team changed its venue and rivals for the March friendlies, the penultimate commitments before the start of the Copa América 2024.

After the China tour was cancelled, The Argentine team will face El Salvador and Nigeria, in the United States, with a view to the FIFA date in March.

Of the two rivals, only Nigeria (3/26 at the Coliseum Stadium, in the city of Los Angeles) remained on the calendar, since El Salvador (3/22 at Lincoln Financial Field Stadium, Philadelphia) It displaced Ivory Coast, the other finalist of the Africa Cup. What still remains to be confirmed are the meeting times.

The team led by Lionel Scaloni I was going to travel to China to measure yourself with Nigeria and Ivory Coast. The first crossing was to take place in Hangzhou, and the second in the capital, Beijing. But the tour was canceled due to “operational issues.”

Messi will face El Salvador for the second time in two monthsafter a friendly played on January 19 with Inter Miami, which ended with a 0-0 draw.

These friendlies not only mark Argentina’s debut of the year, but will also serve as preparation for the next America Cup.

These will not be the last matches that the team will play. Argentine National Team before the defense of the title in the United States, since the idea is to also face CONCACAF teams (possible future rivals) in June in the same country. Although they are not confirmed, Honduras and Ecuador are the teams that would take the lead.

All of these friendlies will be an opportunity for Scaloni to test variants and adjust the team before the continental tournament, which will begin on June 20 in the United States.

Behind the Copa América, the Argentine National Team will resume the South American Qualifiers in September, facing Chile and Colombia. Then, in October, they will face Venezuela and Bolivia, while in November they will close the year against Paraguay and Peru.