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HOUSTON, (special envoy).- The Supreme Court decision that allows Donald Trump partial immunity to continue his campaign and several police events are on the agenda for this area of Texas, in the southern United StatesBut there is one that dominates, and it is not the arrival of the best player in the world to this city. The stifling heat wave that has punished a large part of the country since the Copa América began is being strongly felt in Houston. The thermal sensation was close to 43 degrees on Monday and those records will remain at least until Friday. Authorities have set up cooling shelters for those suffering from power outages and have asked people to ration their energy use.
At around six in the evening local time (two o’clock less than in Argentina) the team arrived at George Bush International Airport with a different look that caught the attention. Both on their arrival by plane and on arrival at the hotel, the players They dressed in an exclusive and luxurious outfit tailor-made for the albiceleste by Palm Angelsan exclusive fashion brand founded in 2015 by designer Francis Boys.
De Paul steps off the plane in Houston wearing clothes from the exclusive Palm Angels brand
The Argentine team will train here in Texas in preparation for the Copa America quarter-final match against Ecuador this Thursday at 8pm (10pm in Argentina) at NRG Stadium.
A hundred fans wearing national team jerseys were waiting on Old Main Street outside the Intercontinental Hotel, where the team will be staying until Friday. The blue bus, decorated with the Copa America logo, entered through the parking lot at the back of the building. One by one, the world champions began to get off and have already settled into their rooms.
They all got off the plane dressed the same, with a formal but “relaxed” look, with a jacket, shirt and blue trousers, and sneakers. With the 43 degrees, the clothes chosen by the footballers attracted more attention.
The Argentine national team players arrived in Houston from MiamiAFAH Fans of the national team in the lobby of the hotel where Scaloni’s team is staying, in HoustonThe Argentine national team players arrived in Houston from MiamiAFA
After Saturday’s victory over Peru, Scaloni decided to give his players Sunday off, which they took advantage of to spend the day with their families. On Monday morning they returned to training at Florida International University.
Lionel Messi was back in contact with the ball as he looks to get into top form for ThursdayAFA
The players did physical exercises and ball work, focusing on circulation and recovery tasks. To close the practice, the group played small-sided football in three blocks of seven minutes each. Afterwards, there was lunch at the training camp and departure to the airport.
The focus these days will be on the recovery of the captain, who was absent from the third match of the group stage. Messi did physical therapy work again on Monday before joining the rest of the group in training.
The coach and especially the number 10 will be the ones to decide closer to the match whether he will finally return to the starting lineup.
Marcos Acuña, the other injured player, worked with a physiotherapist, which paves the way for Gonzalo Montiel to continue as a starter. The central duo will return, with Cuti Romero and Lisandro Martínez, and at left back it will be decided again between Molina or Tagliafico.
Angel Di Maria was the star against Peru and could be back in the starting lineup against EcuadorAFA
There will also be doubts in the middle, whether Paredes plays or Enzo Fernández returns. Rodrigo De Paul and Alexis Mac Allister are certain.
Messi’s presence is crucial to predicting the formation. If the number 10 does not start, Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Gonzalez will play on the wings, in order to bet on a 4-3-3. If the captain decides to start, it is estimated that there will be a place for Fideo or the Fiorentina winger.
Up front, Scaloni will have to decide whether to go for the tournament’s top scorer, Lautaro Martínez, or to go back to Julián Álvarez, the number 9 who started the first two games.
Julian Alvarez, during morning training in Miami, prior to the flight to HoustonAFA
The national team’s schedule in the largest city in Texas will continue on Tuesday with training, behind closed doors, starting at 5:30 p.m. On Wednesday, before the match, Scaloni (who served his suspension) will speak at a press conference and then he will finish defining the starting 11.
As happened in the first three venues where the national team played in this Copa America, in Atlanta, New Jersey and Miami, a flag-waving ceremony is also planned here. Argentine fans will gather on Wednesday at 7 pm at Discovery Green Park.
The city of rodeos, barbecues, NASA headquarters and birthplace of one of the most famous divas in music worldwide, Beyoncé, is experiencing one of the hottest starts to summer.
For this reason, the authorities have opened several cooling centers in various parts of the city and its surroundings. In addition, the heat wave is pushing the capacity of the state’s electrical grid to the limit.
The National Weather Service reported that record temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius are expected in several areas of Texas and the day of the game, next Thursday, the 4th, will remain the same.
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2024-07-02 04:08:00
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