The Argentina national team trained for the last time before the Copa America final and rumored of a possible line-up.
Argentina trained one last time before the final on Sunday. It was Ángel Di María’s final training with the Argentina national team before his last match in the final of the Copa America.
Everyone trained on Saturday and did different tactical trainings. According to some reports in the media, Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni could repeat the same line-up in the final which won 2-0 vs. Canada. The following is the rumored eleven:
Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cuti Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández; Ángel Di María, Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez.
Ángel Di María shared a message before his final match with the Argentina national team.
Di María will play his last ever match with Argentina in the final of the Copa America. The 36 year old has stated several times that the Copa America will be his last matches with Argentina and with the team in the final, the match on Sunday will be his last in an Argentina national team shirt.
The team is presently in Miami and Di Maria shared a message on Instagram. He put a picture of himself with Lionel Messi and the following caption:
“Life has given me more than I could ever ask of it.”
Ángel Di María on Instagram: "Life has given me more than I could ever ask of it ❤️". pic.twitter.com/8rvEFhbcr5
Argentina national team fans have taken over Miami.
The Argentina national team will play Colombia on Sunday at the Hard Rock Stadium and fans have already taken over the city. Videos have emerged of Argentina fans celebrating in the streets with one video in particular being shared across social media.
Fans are jumping and singing “Y ya lo ve y ya lo ve, el que no salta, es un inglés” which roughly translated into “and you can see and you can see, he who does not jump is English” while holding flares.
Argentina vs. Colombia in the Copa America final is sold out.
The 2024 Copa America final is sold out at the Hard Rock Stadium. About 65,300 fans will be in the stadium for the final on Sunday and the only tickets that remain are tickets which are being re-sold.
“We always try to play the same way. The DNA of this team is the same and that is the most important thing. We will try to win the final from the game. Our way of playing fútbol will not change.
“We hope it will be a party tomorrow. That would be on a par with winning a championship. I have the microphone and the luck to say it, I think we have to transmit that tranquility.
“The team we are going to put out tomorrow will be the one we think we can win. I don’t know if I haven’t repeated the team for five years, it’s not a statistic that worries me. We will evaluate it this afternoon.
“Our way of playing is not going to change, but it is clear that a final is always special.
“We are preparing in the best way, knowing the difficulty of the match against Colombia, but with the illusion of being able to play our game. Afterwards, fútbol has many surprises, but we will try to play our game and not let them hurt us.
“And who do I take out? We don’t usually change players’ positions, only when we have a fitness problem. It may be an option, we’ll see with today’s training.
“We want people to identify with these players. To transmit illusion. I have a photo in the gallery of my house in Pujato, where I am training with the National Team’s jersey. We have been carrying that illusion since we were kids.”
Scaloni also spoke about Ángel Di María:
“Ángel did not play vs. Ecuador and it could have been his last game. Mistakes or not, we considered that he did not have to play that game. Although it will be his last game, the decision will be with the team ahead of him.”
He also spoke about the coaching staff:
“I would be nothing without my colleagues on the coaching staff. Much of what we have achieved is thanks to the group. We are living the moment, enjoying it in our own way, and knowing that when the match approaches, the tension will be greater. We are reassured by the work we have done.”
