On the football planet we experience the famous calm that precedes the hurricane. The thing is that starting on Friday the 14th, a flood of matches begins that begins with the group stage of the Euro Cupto which those of the America Cupfrom Thursday the 20th, with the debut of the Argentine National Team. Therefore, to reach the competition in rhythm, this weekend there is a series of international friendlies scheduled, 48 hours of super action around the world, which closes with the team of Lionel Messi facing Ecuador in Chicago.
In the Old Continent, some of the favorites who will travel to Germany with the aspiration of fighting for the competition take to the field. This Saturday, from 1:45 p.m., the selection of Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo receives the tireless Croatia by Luka Modric, in the National Stadium located on the outskirts of Lisbon, and a while later, from 4:30 p.m., the renewed Spain by Luis de la Fuente will be home in Mallorca against Northern Ireland, who will not play in the Euro.
On Sunday it will be the champion’s turn, Italy, which confirmed the Argentine Mateo Retegui on its squad list. The “Azzurra” will also clash with a team that will watch the continental tournament on TV: they will be home in Empoli against Bosnia, at 3:45 p.m. A little while later, in Bordeaux, France will play in front of their fans against Canada, Argentina’s rival at the start of the Copa América. With Kylian Mbappé as the top star, the French are going to the Euro for their third star and are the top candidates along with England.
They are not the only ones playing this weekend. Among the highlights, Belgium will seek to beat its neighbor Luxembourg in Brussels; Swiss It is measured at home with Austria; Denmark receives Erling Haaland’s Norway, absent from the Euro, and Sweden, another one that did not qualify, collides in Stockholm with Serbiawhich will be at the German event.
The ball is also rolling on the other side of the Atlantic, with the four seeds of the Copa América who in the previous one start as candidates in each of their groups: the giants Argentina and Brazilin addition to the suitors USA and Mexico.
On Saturday afternoon, from 6:30 p.m., the Yankee team receives Colombia in Washington, the team led by the Argentine Néstor Lorenzo that for many can give the big surprise in the super tournament of 16 teams that will be played in the country of the north. Later, from 10 p.m., the Aztec team will seek to leave behind the poor image it showed against Uruguay, but a rival from the brave awaits: the Verdeamerela of Endrick, Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr.
The highlight will come at the end of the weekend, with Argentina playing against the always demanding Ecuador at Soldier Field in Chicago, on Sunday at 7 p.m. Lionel Scaloni They will have one more friendly left, on Friday the 14th at 9 p.m. against Guatemala, but that will be another story.
Outside the field of the major teams, the Sub 23 National Team who drives Javier Mascherano will play a friendly against Paraguay, this Saturday from 3:30 p.m. at the Huracán stadium, with Telefe broadcasting.
Beyond the national team friendlies, football continues between clubs. Studentsalready eliminated, visits Gremio for the Libertadores Cup; while in the South American It will be Inter’s turn against Delfín. They are two games that had to be rescheduled due to the floods in Porto Alegre and will finish defining the classification positions and the playoff crossings, a situation that matters a lot to Boca.
But there is more football. In addition to the dates on First National and all categories of the Ascent; in Argentine Cup There is a great round of 16 match between Huracán and Platense (Saturday, 5:20 p.m.), and in the tournament Booking the final phases of the Projection Cup are being played, which include an unmissable cross between River and Mouth (Sunday 3 p.m.), for a place in the quarterfinals.
