He shared a photo with Luciano Nakis, president of Armenio and deputy secretary of the AFA, who was seen wiping away sweat as they watched the match. “This is also the National Team. There is a team on and off the field,” he wrote.
The president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, He echoed the viral video that has him as its protagonist and shared a photo with Luciano Nakis, the leader who dried the back of his neck with a handkerchief during the Argentine national team’s match against Canada in the Copa América.
The images generated all kinds of jokes, memes and comments on the social network X (formerly Twitter). Tapia took it with humor and decided to double the bet by publishing a photo on Wednesday where Nakis, with a smile, holds a hand towel for him to dry his face.
In response to questions from users, the president of AFA clarified: “These days I had a high fever and felt unwell due to the high temperatures. “I couldn’t even move and I didn’t want to miss the match. That’s why Luciano Nakis was there to support me. This is also the national team. There is a team on and off the field,” he said.
Nakis, deputy secretary of AFA and president of the Armenian club, also explained the sequence and clarified that he was not drying Tapia’s perspiration, as was initially interpreted, but rather that he was applying “cold cloths with ice.” “The president had a fever all day and his blood pressure had dropped,” he told TN.
Argentina defeated Canada 2-0 in the Copa America semi-final that was played on Tuesday at the Met Life Stadium in New Jersey. High temperatures were a constant throughout the tournament, since it takes place during the northern hemisphere summer, and some days reached over 40°.
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The Argentine national team will play the Copa América final: date, time and rival
The Argentine national team qualified for the final of the 2024 Copa América after beating Canada 2-0. The team led by Lionel Messi and coached by Lionel Scaloni will play the decisive match on Sunday, July 14, starting at 9 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
The rival of the Scaloneta will be decided this Wednesday, from 9 pm, with the duel between the Uruguay national team coached by Marcelo Bielsa and the Colombian national team, coached by Néstor Lorenzo.
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