With Monumental ruled out due to the AC/DC recitals, the AFA confirmed that Albiceleste will play their last match in the country before the World Cup at the Boca stadium
After the cancellation of the Grand Final against Spain, the Argentine National Team reorganized its schedule and confirmed a friendly match against Guatemala for next Tuesday, 31. of March. After a few hours of uncertainty, the stadium that will host the match was finally confirmed: La Bombonera
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The venue's decision responded to the impossibility of using the Monumental Stadium, which will be occupied by a series of AC/DC recitals during those days. Faced with this scenario, the AFA quickly managed the change and agreed with Boca to use its stadium. “Confirmed Stadium” was the message released by the official account of the National Team, accompanied by an image of Lionel Messi and the Xeneize house
The match will be Albiceleste's only match on the FIFA date in March. The plan of the coaching staff led by Lionel Scaloni is to train throughout the week at the Ezeiza stadium and then play this match to maintain the pace of competition before the World Cup
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In that sense, the friendly match will also have a symbolic value, since it will be the team's last performance in the country before leaving for the World Cup. Then, the squad will meet again only in June, when two other friendly matches are planned in the United States.
For the more affluent, the choice of the Bombonera refers to a close precedent. In that stadium, the last match was played on national soil before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when Argentina thrashed Venezuela 3-0
. Argentina played its last game in the country at La Bombonera before playing in the 2022 World Cup
Without the Grand Final on the horizon, the match against Guatemala is presented as the last test to adjust details and say goodbye tothe fans before facing the defense of the
world title.
The history of the National Team in La Bombonera
Although throughout history the main house of the Albiceleste was the Monumental, the Bombonera also hosted several of its games. There, the national team played 36 games, of which they won 25, drew 8 and lost 3. The most recent match was on November 19, 2024, in the 1-0 win against Peru on the 12th date of the South American Qualifiers.
