Everything will be defined this Saturday, June 29, in Group A of the Copa America 2024. Peru will face Argentina, while Chili will do the same with Canada in the fight for a place in the quarter-finals of the competition. However, in the last few hours an important question arose in the southern country, after some weather problems that put at risk the development of the match between the ‘red’ and the ‘canucks’.
With just one day to go before the match at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida, a weather alert has conditioned the normality of the game. The Chilean press reported that the conditions in this town have not been optimal in the last few hours and the same is expected for the time of the match.
In fact, due to the bad weather, those led by Ricardo Gareca could not do their practices normally at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, which could have repercussions when playing with Canada. However, the ‘canucks’ They have gone through the same unfavorable situation.
“It’s raining, there’s a storm in Orlando. The team started training 45 minutes later than planned. They were not allowed to go out onto the pitch due to the protocols in this area until the rain had lessened. They have been training for 25 minutes, we will see what work Gareca can do,” said Christopher Brandt, ESPN Chile reporter from the scene.
“The fear is that the conditions for tomorrow are expected to be similar, that the rain will not stop and that there will be a thunderstorm. So, Protocols are activated in case of a possible suspension of the match. We will know this tomorrow at the corresponding time. I give you that alert, because it is common here in the United States that when there are storms, sporting events are suspended,” he added.
It is worth mentioning that the meeting between Chile and Canada is scheduled to take place this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) and will be played simultaneously with the match that faces the Peruvian team against Argentina. In that sense, the clash between ‘bicolor’ and the ‘albiceleste’ is also in doubt, as the matches of this third date of Group A are expected to take place at the same time.
In Group A, the argentine national team It has already secured its qualification for the quarterfinals of the competition, thanks to its victories against Canada (2-0) and Chile (1-0). However, a place for the next stage in this series still needs to be defined, which will be contested by the other three teams.
Precisely, the ‘white and blue’‘ will close its participation in this initial round facing the Peruvian team, which is confident of a victory to hope for a ticket to the next phase. In the preview, Lionel Scaloni announced that he will use an alternate lineup, which can take advantage of the ‘bicolor’ in search of the three points. However, it will not be an easy mission for Jorge Fossati’s team.
For their part, Canada and Chile will play it all out in the other match. The North American team, for now, is qualifying for the quarterfinals, but they have to beat the ‘red’ to have your ticket guaranteed. Meanwhile, those led by Gareca are confident of beating the ‘canucks’ to surpass them in the table, hoping – also – that Peru does not beat Argentina. The last place could be defined by goal difference, since it is likely that there will be equality of points in the table.
