“We’re local again”: the supporters’ clubs took over the stadium and the national team felt at home in New Jersey

About 30 minutes from Manhattan, New Jersey it was the last stop on the road to preparing the Argentina national team ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. And the national team has received the affection necessary to treasure and last until November, when the team will meet again with 26 chosen for the big event of the year. The tranquility of this area was suddenly shattered by the madness of the Argentine fans which, united by the rocks of the different clubs, has put together the Creole party in an American dream.

It seemed like there wasn’t going to be the fizz that Miami experienced last week. Obviously in Florida there is a very large community of Argentines and this was reflected in every training session and, of course, on the day of the game with Honduras. However, here in New Jersey, there was also an atmosphere of fury for Lionel Messi and his companions.

The supporters’ clubs of the Argentine teams who are in New York have taken the opportunity to organize meetings and warm up an autumn that is gradually starting to bring cooler, albeit pleasant, temperatures. fan of Boca, River, San Lorenzo, Independiente, Racing, Rosario Central, Belgrano, Godoy Cruz, Talleres, Newell’samong others, they were present with crickets, drums, drummers and even loud speakers with cumbia and quartet from five hours before the meeting with Jamaica in the vicinity of the Red Bull Arena.

The silver rhythm also piqued the curiosity of the ever-serious North American cops, who pulled out their phones and filmed fans dancing and playing their instruments.

“This is a nice mess. We Argentines offer a show to the whole world “says Tony Salto, a native of Neuquén, who lives in the town of Elizabeth, New Jersey, proudly. He was one of the people in charge of organizing the transfer of the Argentines. They moved into the vans they parked in the stadium parking lot (as it happened in Miami) and that was the place of the union and the party waiting to see Lionel Scaloni’s team, who took a good dose of affection for face the finish.

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