Defiantly, the Atlético de Madrid midfielder once again performed a gesture that became a personal mark in recent years.
By Agustín Vetere
06/09/2024 – 8:20 p.m. ART
06/09/2024 – 8:20 p.m. ART
In the framework of the preparation for a new edition of the America Cupthe Argentine National Team faces a friendly match against his pair of Ecuador at Soldier Field Stadium in Chicago. The albiceleste dreams of defending the title and to do so she is looking for filming on this previous tour.
With Lionel Messi on the substitute bench, those led by Lionel Scaloni They wanted to start the tournament preview on the right foot against a demanding opponent. Despite being a friendly gesture, a gesture of Rodrigo DePaul In the preview he illustrated the importance of this match.
The thing is, while the Argentine anthem was playing, the midfielder of Atlético de Madrid She opened the zipper of her jacket and showed the world champion patch that the Albiceleste has worn on her chest since the conquest in Qatar 2022.
It is not the first time that the former Racing player shows his pride in the titles that Scaloni’s team won. Since the victory in the Copa América 2021, De Paul has decided to show the patches that the shirt has in the center of the chest. Even Alejandro Garnacho did it in the March friendly against Costa Rica.
The formation of Argentina
Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Marcos Acuña; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso; Julián Álvarez, Lautaro Martínez and Ángel Di María.
The headlines from Ecuador
Hernán Galindez; Angelo Preciado, Félix Torres, William Pacho, Piero Hincapié; Moisés Caicedo, Julio Ortíz; Alan Franco, Kendry Páez, Alan Minda; and Jeremy Sarmiento.
Argentina’s next game
Before the debut against Canada for the Copa América, on June 20, the albiceleste will face one more friendly match. It will be on Friday the 14th against Guatemala in Washington DC at 9 p.m., Argentine time.
