La Albiceleste celebrated in style in a packed Monumental, but their rival didn’t want to be just another guest and got up as far as they could.
The football game was little more than an excuse. The party was planned around the match, but the most important thing about the evening at the Monumental was that more than 80,000 people in the stands and millions more at home paid the well-deserved tribute to the world champion team. But once the ball started rolling, the Argentina national team tried to win and Panama made it very difficult for them.
Dibu Martínez, Top 3 of applause, was practically still a record player, with little contact with the ball apart from cutting a sporadic center. The game was played within yards of the Panama goal and with Messi the logical flag bearer of the game, but the stick said no in the first of several free kicks, although the end of the story would again be with a smile. The one who couldn’t either was Enzo Fernández, with a mid-range shot destined for a corner, deflected by Guerra.
The second half deepened the dominance without a goal, through good saves or lack of goal from the goalkeeper. But from a free kick it opened up again when Leo’s shot hit the crossbar, Paredes stopped the rebound and Almada pushed him. And the free kick was closed when the 10th scored the 800th goal of his career with a masterful shot.
The third star shines in the Argentinian firmament and the first presentation was a success, with a party to remember and a match that turned into another victory against an opponent who sold defeat dearly.
The full agenda of the Argentina national team for 2023 and 2024
GOALS, VIDEOS AND SUMMARY
- End of the game, start of the championship celebration
- ARGENTINE GOAL! How could Leo not be at the champion’s party and make fun of free kicks
- ARGENTINE GOAL! Another free kick from Messi hits the crossbar, but Paredes picks up the rebound and Almada pushes him to make it 1-0
- It was a penalty against Dybala, the game went on and Messi loses it upside down
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MESSI ALMOST HAS IT ON THE HEAD!
The captain of the Squad warned again. Argentina still can’t break the zero in Panama’s arc. [TyC Sports, 2023]
- Messi and another free kick in which he loses the duel with the goalkeeper
- MESSI WARNED AGAIN! The captain of the national team tried to open the score against Panama with a free kick. Everything goes 0 against 0 in the Monumental. [TyC Sports, 2023]
- Halftime in Núñez y Wos sings another of the songs that will remain in the memory
- “DON’T ASK ME TO TRY AGAIN”
- Wos sang “Arrancarmelo”, one of the Argentina national team’s favorite songs, to a packed Monumental. [TyC Sports, 2023]
- The free kick resulted from a penalty kick on the 10, which caused a small cut to the knee
- The stick said no to Messi’s masterful free kick
- The Argentine national anthem, sung with soul and life
- Dibu’s emotion is the emotion of a champion country
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THE EMOTION OF THE DRAWING
The goalkeeper of the Argentina national team could not hold back his tears when the team left the field of play. [TyC Sports, 2023]
- Leo and La Scaloneta are on the field to warm up
- THE WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE WARMING UP!
- Just over 3 months after that December 18th and the following celebration, the Scaloneta meets its people again in a blue and white Monumental painted. [TyC Sports, 2023]
- The Monumental, surrendered to Dibu
- THE DIBU WENT IN TO WARM UP AND THE FIRST BIG OVATION OF THE NIGHT CAME!
- Emiliano Martínez enters the field of play as he shows the third star to the audience. ⭐⭐⭐ [TyC Sports, 2023]
- Moment of tribute to Tula and the fans, with “Muchachos”
- SOOOOOOOOOOS!
- Fer Romero, author of the unforgettable World Cup hit, sang the song for a packed Monumental. [TyC Sports, 2023]
- De Paul y Paredes with the candy ritual, La T y la M with one of the championship songs
- The Totoras were responsible for setting the rhythm of the afternoon
- After 3.30 pm the doors opened and the first fans entered like mad