As part of the Copa América preparations, Argentina has booked matches in the United States against El Salvador and Nigeria next month. This is in place of the previously arranged tour to China, which was canceled due to Lionel Messi’s absence from the match. Hong Kong’s Inter Miami pre-season.
The Argentine Football Federation confirmed on Thursday that Argentina will play El Salvador at Lincoln Field in Philadelphia on March 22 and Nigeria at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum four days later.
The captain of Argentina, Lionel Messi, will probably be with the world champions and won’t be there for Miami’s Major League Soccer match on March 23 against the New York Red Bulls.
During their trip of China from March 18 to 26, world champions Argentina were scheduled to play Nigeria in Hangzhou and Ivory Coast in Beijing.
(AP)
