The Argentine National Team will play the first of the three friendlies that will lie ahead on the tour of New Zealand, thinking of getting to the World Cup that will begin on July 20.
The rival will be Chile and the match will be played from 3.30 am in the stadium North HarBour from Auckland City. This game can be seen on the screen of Deportv.
The selected one who leads German Portanova He has been training in Auckalnd since February 12. The campus was arriving in a staggered manner and was completed this Thursdaywith the soccer players who are active in Spanish soccer.
In the last practice of the team thinking about tonight’s rival, specific exercises were first carried out and the central part of the training was devoted to tactical issues.
It is worth remembering that Argentina’s last game was on November 11, 2022 at Melia, when they fell 7-0 against Spain. Previously, they played two more games in which they could not win in October, since they lost 2-0 against Canada and tied 2-2 with Poland.
Those summoned by Germán Portanova
For this FIFA date of February, the coach of the Argentine National Team cited 21 footballers. The list highlights the absence of Augustine Barrosoabout which Portanova said: “She came without activity, without a club, she had some problems with Palmeiras and he is just joining Flamengo. We are open to the possibility of choosing any player, but we want those players to be playing and active“, explained the DT to The Ten.
As for the returns to the albicelestes they are Mariana Larroquette, Chiara Singarella, Marianela Szymanowski and Lorena Benítezwho returns almost a year later to wear the light blue and white.
Chile prepares for the repechage
After finishing fifth in the 2022 Copa América and not getting a direct ticket to the 2023 World Cup, The Chilean team has the last chance to qualify for the World Cup next Tuesday, February 21, when they face the winner of Senegal – Haiti (who will face each other this Friday the 17th) for the Repechage.
The match against Argentina will be key to reaching the playoffs in the best way. For this reason, La Roja has been working in New Zealand for a few days, where they will also play the aforementioned playoffs at the North Harbor stadium.
History between Argentina and Chile
Total they met 18 times, with 8 wins for Argentina, 4 draws and 6 wins for Chile. This will be the first time they play outside of the South American continent.
The last meeting was the friendly that took place on April 10, 2022, when the Albiceleste team won 1-0 against La Roja in San Luis. The only goal of the match was scored by Yamila Rodriguez.
