The agenda for all sports this weekend: League Cup semis, Messi, FA Cup final, boxing with Castaño and more

League Cup semifinals in Argentina, the final of one of the world’s most traditional cups in England, Messi’s last minutes of the season with PSG, the infamous Calcio on a decisive day for teams of Milan and, the icing on the cake, the rematch of Brian Castaño and the American Jermell Charlo in Carlson, Calif. All this without forgetting tennis in Rome and the NBA playoffs. Yes, the weekend sport will have action for all tastes, so we need to put together an agenda so that nothing is missed.

On Saturday noon, Chelsea and Liverpool will play the final of the FA Cup, a tournament played for 150 years on the British island. On the one hand, the current world champion, going through a complicated year for extra-football reasons, associated his sale initiated by the departure of Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich. And on the other hand, Jürgen Klopp’s unstoppable Reds, at stake in the chance to win competitive poker, a victory never achieved in that country: he has already lifted the League Cup, in the Champions League finals, is still alive in the Premier dominated by Manchester City and now it’s time for the FA Cup. The duel will begin at 12:45 pm this Saturday and will be aired on ESPN.

In the afternoon, even though a large part of its leagues have already been determined, European football has a luxurious appointment that can be summed up in two words: Lionel Messi. The Argentine has been summoned by Paris Saint Germain to visit Montpellier, a meeting that will serve only for the captain of the Argentina National Team to try to augment the grounding statistics he has registered with the French team. In addition, this will be his penultimate game before joining the squad that Lionel Scaloni will do for the June duels with Albiceleste. The game will start at 4:00 pm and will air exclusively on the Star + platform.

Beyond Messi, in Argentina the focus of the weekend was the rivalry between Racing and Boca, the first key to the League Cup semifinals. Gago’s staff came from beating Aldosivi at home, which evoked the illusion of their fans. The same thing happened in Boca, which closed out the best game of the year by beating Defense and Justice without mitigating factors in Bombonera. Now, it’s time to meet on neutral ground, the Lanús stadium, for ninety minutes and the alternative penalties if there is equality. The preview will start early but the start whistle will only be given at 5:00 pm, with a broadcast on TNT Sports.

Tomorrow, although they will be less popular at the national level, don’t underestimate what the Argentinos Juniors and Tigers have to offer. El Bicho and Matador de Victoria provided surprises in the quarterfinals when they defeated Estudiantes and River, respectively, who were both guests. And now they know they are two games away from adding a new star to their shield.

In silence, Gabriel Milito and Diego Martínez, their coaches, gave identification with the functioning of their teams and it was a good opportunity to see how they come out on the field in a match with no clear candidate. The second semifinal of the League Cup will be played on Sunday at Huracán stadium from 4:00 pm with an ESPN Premium broadcast.

But in terms of football, there is one final appointment that cannot be postponed this weekend, scheduled for Sunday at a very traditional time, after lunch and with an Italian aroma. Calcio, being criticized, is the big league that has provided the most emotions throughout the year. And the definition ended up being fixed in the city of Milan, where the red and black team and its historic rival, Inter, are fighting head to head with two dates remaining.

Milan have 80 points and on Sunday from 1:00 pm (ESPN) they will host Atalanta, who are looking to enter the Europa League positions. And shortly, in the hope that his main enemy will suffer a setback, Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa’s Nerazzurri, with 78 units, will visit Cagliari, needing points to escape the relegation. Broadcast Star+ from 15.45.

Tennis, basketball and boxing

The sport transcends the world of football, it is known. And this weekend there are options to enjoy the very emotional events, with exciting encounters and competition at the highest level.

In Rome, the Masters 1000 marked the final date before the biggest event of the year on clay, Roland Garros. Without the Argentines in the competition, Nole Djokovic will go for his first title of the year even if he will have other well -known rivals in the dispute, such as Tsitsipas and Zverev (who will clash this Saturday in one of the semis) . The matches are broadcast on ESPN and Star+, with exclusive cameras.

The NBA is going through its specific stage, where the playoffs provide captivating games and series, all on ESPN. The Miami Heat secured their place in the Eastern Conference finals after beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4-2. On the other key, the champion Milwaukee Bucks are leading their series against the Boston Celtics 3-2 and will try to fix it this Friday, starting at 8:30 pm If the Bucks win, Game 7 will be played on Sunday at 4:30 pm

To the West is the quake. The Golden State Warriors are also 3-2 and this Friday at 11:00 pm they will try to get into the finals when they face the Memphis Grizzlies, who have spirits on the roof after they were crushed in the final game. If the Grizzlies win, the definition will move to Monday at 9:30 p.m.

Those who know they will play a crucial seventh game are the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks, who will erase their very close 3-3 this Sunday, at the time of confirmation.

All with Boxi

Brian Castaño wants to get into the gold books of Argentina’s boxing. For that, he must defeat the American Jermall Charlo that he will be with this Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The contention is the unification of all the titles of the super welterweight category, no less. A victory that, if fulfilled, would be valued as one of the great achievements in the history of Argentine boxing.

Boxi – who came into this fight thirsty for revenge after a controversial first fight – owns the World Boxing Association (WBO) belt and seeks to bring to the country those on the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the Texan -held World Boxing Association (WBA). A battle of all or nothing.

The night is set to begin at 10:00 pm, will feature several preview matches and will be broadcast live on ESPN and TyC Sports with extensive deployment.