There are two matches on the World Cup qualifying schedule. That too against two arch-rivals Uruguay and Brazil. March is therefore a bit difficult for Argentina. The current world champions have to play against two big opponents in the first schedule of the new year. However, they are missing captain Lionel Messi there.
Meanwhile, the rest of the team members have joined the training except for Lionel Messi, who was ruled out due to injury. However, there are also obstacles. Reliable striker Lautaro Martinez has been injured in the last training session and has been ruled out of the team. While the entire team is in such a busy situation, Argentina is going to take the field in another match in March.
The Argentine Football Association has made a unique agreement to help the flood victims in the Bahia Blanca area of Argentina. The Albiceleste will play a charity match against the U-20 team in Bahia Blanca. All the money raised from the match will go to a hospital there.
The Albiceleste will face powerful Uruguay in the World Cup qualifiers on March 22. That match will be at the opponent’s field. After playing the match in Uruguay, the world champions will play a charity match with the Argentina U-20 team after returning home.
Argentina coach Scaloni said, “We will play a friendly match with the U-20 team. And we will donate the funds collected from this match to the Hospital Pena. It is an important facility in Bahia Blanca. It has suffered a lot of damage in the floods. I believe that with our help they will turn around and the hospital will be rebuilt.”
The Argentine Football Association has also signed a new agreement with a private organization to help flood victims. The organization’s president, Claudio Tapia, announced that the private organization will build a house in the Bahia Blanca area for every goal scored by Argentina this year.
