(VIDEO) What Messi’s Argentina team can’t miss: the strange superstitions they have to win the Copa America – El Futbolero US

The Copa America will be an important tournament for many national teams this summer, and Argentina will have the least pressure because they are the current World Cup holders and the Copa America holders. Despite the recent success, Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina national team want to win the trophy so they can become back-to-back champions. The team is optimistic, but they have a superstition or tradition that they have before a major tournament. The Argentina national team has a barbecue before the start of the Copa 2024 Americawhich starts next week on June 20th. Emiliano Martinez can be heard in an online video showing the chefs cooking meat for the barbecue the team will eat ahead of the big tournament this summer. Team morale is at an all-time high and they are hoping they can win a third tournament in a row under their manager. Lionel Scaloni.

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The President of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia, shared a photo of the dinner he and the rest of the group had Argentinian team had a lead last night Copa America. Tapia wrote on his social media pages: ‘The dinner of world champions’. The team is already in the United States after their recent friendly match in Chicago against Ecuador the past weekend.

Argentina defeated Ecuador 1-0 last weekend, thanks to a goal from Angel Di Maria in the first half. Messi played in the second half and was in the match for 34 minutes. Argentina has one more friendly match in preparation for the Copa America as they will play against Guatemala on Friday FedEx field in Maryland. The Argentina final list of players for Copa America will be released after the friendly match against Guatemala.

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Messi and the Argentinian Copa America

Argentina will begin to defend them Copa America trophy next week, June 20, against Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They then play against Chili on June 25 in the MetLife Stadium. Their last group match will be against Peru on June 29 in the Hard Rock Stadium. Argentina is in Group A and will play against the winners or runners-up from Group B in the quarter-finals Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaicawhen they leave their group.