After months of waiting, on Thursday night the Copa America 2024 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the city of Atlanta, United States.
Argentina and Canada had the mission of starring in the opening match of the tournament. However, when there were just a few minutes left before the start, a particular situation caught the attention of the spectators.
As the referees positioned themselves to wait for captains Lionel Messi and Alphonso Davies to carry out the toss, a figure unrelated to the teams appeared on the scene.
This is the sports journalist Morena Beltranwho was in charge of taking the coin to referee Jesús Valenzuela to start the rite.
The event caused a stir among fans and was a topic of conversation on the networks, since at that time the reasons why Beltrán was on the field were not made known.
Who is Morena Beltrán
Born in Argentina, Morena Beltrán is a sports journalist, television presenter and model. She is 25 years old.
The trans-Andean communicator started writing notes for the site Forest Sector and as a columnist for the radio program Hitch. She used to comment and reflect on football on her social networks, so little by little she became famous in that space.
His television debut occurred in 2019 in ESPNwhere he managed the program SportsCenter. Over the years she joined as a panelist for other projects such as ESPN Football Club, ESPN F90 and Team F. It also had the mission of carrying out special coverage of the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.
According to Argentine media reports, Beltrán was invited by one of the official sponsors of this Copa América 2024 to be part of the draw prior to the match and that is why she was positioned next to the referees.
