Hours before the start of the friendly between Argentina and Ecuador in Chicago, the first friendly in preparation for the America Cup of the United States, the AFA launched a moving spot to further motivate fans in the run-up to another challenge for the Albiceleste, which defends the title and was able to win in the Finalissima and the World Cup in Qatar.
“When we come together, it is easier for everyone. And as it already happened to us, good times will come together. Let’s go United in the United States!read the post on social networks, playing with the name of the competition headquarters, which will have 16 contenders (six guests from Concacaf are added).
The concept runs through the entire video of just over 100 seconds, and sets the birth of the country as its starting point. “More than 200 years ago, we united and became independent. And thus began the history of one of the best countries in the world. United provinces of the Río de La Plata. Maybe they wrote it that way so that we don’t forget that only together can good times come,” the announcer prefaces.
“And who would have thought that 200 years later, someone who came from such a small town would create such a great union”poses, with Lionel Scaloni, a native of Pujato, as a hero. “Uniting those who did not believe with the fanatics. We unite those on the left, with those on the right, those in the center, with the extremes. We unite those from the countryside with those from the town. We united the bank with those who needed credit. To those at the top, with those who come from below,” he continues.
“We unite the General (such is the nickname of Nicolás Otamendi) with the captain (Lioel Messi). To the one who draws, with the Draw (Martínez). To the Bull (Acuña) with the Spider (Álvarez). To the Egg (Acuña) with Fideo (Di María). We join the engine (De Paul) with the steering wheel (Enzo Fernández). And proud to be a country of open doors. We unite the Interior with those who come from outside (Garnacho). Because what we unite are generations. Or how do you think the Maracanazo arrived? Joined. United we were world champions, playing the best final in the history of the World Cup. You know why? Because it was written since we were born. In Argentina, everything good happens when we unite”, he states at the climax of the motivational creation.
“That is why today we are more United than ever in the United States,” he concludes with the signature: “AFA: lovers of Argentine soccer.” Only on the social network X (formerly Twitter) the video had 280,000 views in six hours, which speaks of its impact.
It was an extra attraction on the threshold of the match against Ecuador. The albiceleste team It will be tested again on Friday the 14th against Guatemala in Washington, to then focus definitively on the Cup, in which it is part of Group A. On Thursday, June 20, it will play its first game in the Mercedes Stadiumthe home of Atlanta United in the MLS, in front of Canada, who won the playoff against Trinidad and Tobago. The road in the area will continue on Tuesday the 25th before Chili in one of the imposing venues of American sports such as the MetLife from New Jersey, venue of the final of the contest in 2016 that consecrated the trans-Andean team as two-time champions of America after winning on penalties. The last duel of the group stage for the National Team will be on Saturday the 29th against Peru in it Hard Rock Stadiumthe home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.
How will the world champions’ schedule follow if they advance to the next round? For their future planning, it is already known that if they finish in first or second place in the group, Argentina will play on Thursday, July 4 or Friday, July 5 in Texas: it will be in the Arlington or Houston stadiums. If Messi and company’s team continues in the race and reaches the decisive stages, they already know their semifinal venue: they will play once again at the MetLife in New Jersey (July 9 or 10). Finally, the Copa América final will be played on the 14th in Miami. If they fall in the semifinals, the duel for third place will be the day before (Saturday the 13th) in Charlotte, an imposing stadium on the East coast.
