The venue, the suspension in September, the possibility of winning the World Cup qualification, the reissue of the Copa América final and, in short, the spicy and always attractive soccer crossover between Argentina and Brazil were the ingredients that they revolutionized San Juan this Sunday, in the previous of the classic for the South American Qualifiers, with lines of more than four kilometers to ensure a ticket to see the albiceleste team.
Beyond the evening practice of those led by Lionel Scaloni, it was his fans who stole the attention of Selection Sunday. And it is that, although the sale of tickets for the game will only begin this Monday, thousands of San Juan people anticipated with the dream of not running out of their place to see the clash between friends Lionel Messi and Neymar, two soccer superstars world. Near the El Villicum Racetrack (the virtual sale is through the Self-entry platform), that emotion materialized in long waits with the illusion of seeing one of the most coveted football classics in the world.
The National Team, for its part, continued its work this Sunday in the face of Tuesday’s game and continued firm in its state of health bubble in the Ezeiza property, which is why some players who were authorized to cast their vote on election day did not. Most of the footballers, in reality, are based abroad and due to this condition they are not obliged to vote but their vote is optional.
An emblematic case is perhaps that of captain Lionel Andrés Messi, who is registered in the Barcelona consulate since at the time of the closing of the electoral roll, he was still living in the Spanish city and had not moved to Paris. On the other hand, according to sources from the Albiceleste team revealed to the agency NA, None of the members of the health bubble – soccer players who act in Argentina, leaders and employees – left the AFA property in Ezeiza, in order to comply with the protocols required by Conmebol. The consequence for them will be the same as for those who did not cast their vote this Sunday: as stated in the electoral law, they will have 60 days to upload the documentation that justifies their situation before the National Electoral Chamber (CNE).
However, the Argentine bubble has only a few hours left in Ezeiza: ahead of Tuesday’s game at 8:30 p.m. at the San Juan Bicentennial Stadium, the National Team has one practice left before traveling. For its fans, the odyssey to get the ticket of their dreams lies ahead. Both of them know it: Qatar is just around the corner and the classification is almost fond of, but first it touches a stop that is as difficult as it is motivating: facing Brazil.
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