The Argentine regained the illusion of seeing his team again after winning the Copa América in Brazil against Canarinha and also for stringing together a streak of 31 matches without losing. Argentina wants to maintain this string this Wednesday in the Finalissima 2022 against Italy.
And they will play in London as if they were at home. The organization of the event reported that 90 thousand tickets were sold, which means the 100 % of capacity, and 60 thousand fans are identified as Argentines. With this, the Albiceleste tide is assured in the English capital.
Only 5 thousand Italians and the rest are of different nationalities. The thing about the Italian fans is justified because the Azzurra is out of the Qatar World Cup 2022, as happened in 2018. The disappointment is great and they were not going to make a massive expense to travel to London.
The madness of the Argentine fans had already manifested itself weeks ago, when FIFA reported on the countries that more requests had been made to acquire tickets in the World Cup: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Brazil, USA, France, England and Mexico. In that order of requests.
The trophy that Argentina wants
After a long drought without titles, Argentina won the Copa América 2018 and now they have been presented with the possibility of raising a new trophy revived by UEFA and Conmebol, previously called the Artemio Franchi Cup and now Finalissima.
The trophy has a weight of 9.5 kilos and a height of 45 centimeters. It was made of brass and plated in silver. It has in the base the names of France and Argentina for having won the title in 1985 and 1993.
“Most of the trophy maintains its original appearance from when it was manufactured before the first edition of 1985, which pitted France against Uruguay in Paris,” said Conmebol.
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