The party of the world champion is coming: this Thursday, starting at 9:00 p.m., the Argentine National Team will exhibit the three stars on the shield, will meet his people once more following the record-breaking caravan and will face Panama in a friendly at the Monumental. will do it in the Monumental, the River stadium that received praise from various figures from the Scaloneta.
Last week, before landing in the country, Enzo Fernandez He was very excited regarding stepping on the green grass of the Millionairewith which he made his professional debut and made the big leap to Europe: “Playing once more at the Monumental is special and even more so because we are going to celebrate the cup with the boys. I’m waiting for the moment to enjoy it”. And I add: “Crazy. I always say that people are crazy. I hope that the Monumental is a party.”
The Chelsea midfielder was not the only one who highlighted the renovated Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo stadium. He also did the same Rodrigo DePaul a few days ago in a one-on-one with TyC Sports from Madrid: “I want to listen to the hymn with all of them. We saw how the Monumental turned out. It’s incredible. I mean, I think 80,000 people come in… I mean, imagine that singing a hymn, with the team showing the cup and being champion of the world. I mean, I can’t imagine it.”
In addition, Emiliano Back Martínez he was encouraged to launch an incredible praise to the old Antonio Vespucio Liberti. After the final with France, they asked him which was his favorite place to play soccer. He might have said some pasture in his native Mar del Plata, the Santo Domingo estate of Independiente or even the imposing Emirates Stadium of Arsenal, but he put River’s above all.
“I love playing at Villa Park, but the one for River Plate called ‘El Monumental’ is simply incredible. The fans and the fair atmosphere of 65,000 Argentines (today there are already more than 84,000) is wonderful, so I have to say that my Favorite place is River Plate”he assured.
The first person who had expressed his joy at playing at the Monumental had been Lionel Scaloni following the Copa América 2021. After the 3-0 beating of Bolivia, the Albiceleste DT was very satisfied with the state of the playing field: “The pitch is so good, it was so fast that at times the team rushed and lost some balls. We have to get used to playing here. It’s one of the best pitches in Argentine soccer. We didn’t have time to come here to train because of the rain , but it gives pleasure and pleasure to play on a field like this. Logically, the rivals will have a hard time coming to play here”.