Albiceleste’s crazy celebration at Lusail Stadium in Qatar (REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo)

Two stories caught the eye as The Best awards gala approached in Paris. One: confirmation of the continuity of Lionel Scaloni as coach of the Argentina team until the World Cup in the United States-Canada and Mexico 2026. The other: the announcement of the rivals that the Albiceleste will face on the March FIFA datein two friendly matches which will allow the public to enjoy with the players and the technical staff the exploit of the World Cup in Qatar.

He was Claudio Tapiapresident of the AFA, who gave details of the tests. “On the 23rd we will play with Panama and on the 28th with Curaçao. We finished defining the place in the last few days”, noted the former boss of Barracas Central. The first of the matches will take place at the recently renovated Monumental Stadium with a capacity of more than 83,000 spectators (it has become the stadium with the largest capacity on the continent). The second? There are several options in dance.

At the moment, Mario Alberto Kempes from Córdoba, with the Madre de Ciudades de Santiago del Estero as an alternative. Further back, San Juan and San Luis present themselves as provinces that want to house the Albiceleste. That of Panama was unavoidable, but that of Curaçao (n°86 in the FIFA rankings, member of CONCACAF) ended up surprising, since everything indicated that the opponent would be Suriname.

* Tapia’s word in the preview of The Best awards

Regarding Scaloni’s renewal, which ended during a tea table in Paris with the coach, Tapia underlined: “It’s news for you. We already knew it. We had confirmed it before. We needed to see each other, we did it today, we spoke today and that’s it, we were able to resolve it. , continue with the proyecto que lo lleva adelante él… estábamos seguros porque los dos somos hombres de palabra y es lo better que le puede pasar a la Asociación del Fútbol Argentin”.

“The prize is for them, we have to drive and we are happy because it is a recognition of the world champions”, he said of the gala, the context in which the confirmations were given; that of the coach and that of the partners at the Olympic return party in Qatar.

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