The Argentine national team will face Peru this Saturday for the last date of Group A of the Copa América in the United States, and will do so at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, the first venue with natural grass for Lionel Scaloni’s team in the competition, but with a forecast of very high temperatures at game time.
After what was the agonizing victory against Chile to qualify for the round of 16 of the Copa América, the Albiceleste is already preparing for what will be the third day of Group A against Peru that will be played at the Hard Rock Stadium, a stadium with grass natural that it only hosted Uruguay’s victory against Panama, but that is in a stage of the year in which it suffers very high temperatures, which touch 40 degrees.
Such is the severity of the weather situation that the Argentine coach of the Uruguayan team, Marcelo Bielsa, had to replace his central defender Ronald Araujo because he suffered a drop in pressure in the victory against Panama. “We depend a lot on the dynamics and it is not easy to manage energy with so much heat and humidity,” declared the Rosario technical director in relation to the heat experienced in Miami.
As reported, the extended forecast indicates that next Saturday it will be between 28 and 31 degrees with a thermal sensation of up to 38 degrees during the day, which will be partially cloudy. Additionally, there are chances of storms and humidity between 80 and 90 percent.
The natural grass of the Hard Rock Stadium, located in the Miami Gardens area, is the positive item that stands out in the Argentine team, since the state of the artificial playing fields had been a headache in the champions’ previous matches. of the world in Atlanta and New Jersey but, also, constant complaints from other protagonists of other teams who were injured due to this situation.
As for buildings, this venue has a capacity for 65,300 spectators and is the home of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL, an American football league of which the stadium hosted six Super Bowls. In addition, it is located in the middle of the street circuit where Formula 1 has raced since 2022 and the paddock is set up at the facilities, with the VIPs, parts of the pits and more.
The Hard Rock Stadium is designated for three matches of this Copa América: what was Uruguay’s victory over Panama, Saturday’s match between Argentina and Peru and what will be the final of the competition next Sunday, July 14.
