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.”
Emiliano Martínez spoke about the Copa America final, reaching four finals with Argentina and penalty kicks.
Martínez was at the Argentina national team press conference on Saturday with coach Lionel Scaloni. Martínez spoke about the Copa America final and reaching four finals with Argentina. Here is what he had to say:
“I feel more complete and more comfortable in the National Team goal. I try to correct every goal I get scored on and I try to improve day by day.
“We have to play fútbol. Now I think it’s 120, we have more minutes to play fútbol.
“We have the same illusion, it will be our fourth final and we are excited as if it were the first, with the heart and the desire to play.
“Finals are played, they are about winning. Whoever plays was going to be difficult. Sometimes heart is a big part of a final, because plans don’t always go the way you think they will.
“Being champion does not mean not being motivated, on the contrary, I am even more motivated today than in the last Copa America. I think it’s the same for all my teammates.
“If you tell me that I’m going to play my fourth final at this age, the truth is that I would never have planned it, it cost me a lot.
“Since I was 12 years old I went to the Rojo’s boarding house and at 16/17 I went to England for a dream. It cost me a lot, more than I expected. Sometimes fútbol gives you those paths and I wouldn’t change my career at all. Today I am the goalkeeper I am thanks to that.
“I am very excited to play this final as if it were the first one, this will be the first one with people. I have 20/30 family members in the stands that gives me a plus, also my baby, who wasn’t there the previous Copa América and I missed the birth. That gives me more strength than anyone else.
“When you play 11 against 11 in 38 degrees of heat they are all complicated matches. Ecuador deserved at least a draw and Canada gave us a tough game. They are all very different and very physical.”
About penalty kicks:
“For me, penalty kicks are 100% luck. You can study a lot, but not all penalties are the same. I have stopped some that were totally opposite to what I had studied.”
