Three months after the title: the AFA promotes the friendlies of the national team with the trailer of “an unforgettable film”

December 18, 2022 will remain engraved in the memory of all Argentines. This Saturday marks three months to get the world title for the Argentina national team in the tournament which was played in Qatar and since Argentine Football Federation They released a video to promote the friendlies that will take place in the country to celebrate the third star with the public.

A video emulating the trailer of a film that could very well have been produced in Hollywood was released through the AFA’s social networks. “Three months since an unforgettable film”reads the legend that accompanies the video on the various platforms of the Association.

you can see a Messi as the “protagonist” of the alleged film and with a “star cast” made up of “Emiliano Martínez, as El Dibu; Ángel Di María, as Fideo; and Rodrigo De Paul, as Mi motorcito”among others gag that adorn the video.

Meanwhile, the president of AFA, Claudio Chiqui Tapia, also took the opportunity to publish the production of the press and communication office of the Association and was relieved: “Fortunately, it’s not a film,” he wrote.

The “cassette” promotes what is coming for the national team: the friendlies on Thursday 23 next, at the Monumental, against Panama (where the Argentine national team will meet with the fans); and that of Tuesday 28, in Santiago del Estero, against Curacao. But also the start of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and the 2024 Copa América.

Papu Gómez, the only one absent from the celebrations

The world champion party will not have one of its honorees. Alejandro Papu Gomezone of the 26 players who lifted the cup at the Lusail stadium on 18 December after the unforgettable final against France will not travel to Argentina to play for the national team.

The loss of Papu Gómez has not yet been made official by the broadcast channels of the Argentine Football Federation. However, as he was able to find out clarionthe Sevillian footballer will not get on the plane and will see the celebrations of his companions on television from Europe.

“Unfortunately due to my injury I will not be able to travel to greet and hug them, it is a great pain and sadness because I would have loved to be there and feel all your love and affection. Thank you for your messages and I am sure we will see you again here I will continue to recover to play again. I hug you from afar! Enjoy Scaleneta and that wonderful group“Gómez lamented the player who emerged from Arsenal de Sarandí on his Instagram account.

Papu Gómez had injured his left ankle during the World Cup – during the first half of the round of 16 match against Australia – and although he tried to recover without going under the knife to return to Sevilla as soon as possible, the discomfort in the joint did not give him peace and forced him to undergo surgery last Friday 10 February.

It was foreseen that, in addition to being convalescent, the Papu would travel the same and participate in the celebrations. Indeed, according to what this newspaper was able to learn, the technical staff led by Jorge Sampaoli had no intention of putting a spanner in the works and had decided to authorize the away match. However, they have been inflexible from the Andalusian club and they enforced injury protocol to steer him away from the call.

Gomez’s defeat isn’t the first time Lionel Scaloni has suffered. Days ago, youngster Alejandro Garnacho was injured playing for Manchester United and has been ruled out of the squad.