This Monday, Benfica fans Otamendi and Di Maria were part of the Argentina national football team for private matches against Ecuador and Guatemala in preparation for the Copa America.
In addition to the two athletes playing in Portugal, coach Lionel Scaloni called up other footballers who have already played on Portuguese soil, namely former Benfica player Enzo Fernandez, currently playing for the English club Chelsea, and former sports player Marcos Acuña, which represents the Spanish club Sevilla. .
Lionel Messi, who plays for North American Inter Miami, continues to be the most prominent representative of the world champion team at the America’s Cup, which will be held from June 20 to July 14 in the United States.
Argentina’s meeting with Ecuador will take place on June 9 in Chicago, and with Guatemala it will take place five days later, on the 14th, in Washington.
Argentina, the current trophy winners, is in Group A of the Copa America along with Peru, Chile and Canada.