The concentration of the Argentina national team In the United States it is causing a lot of headaches, not necessarily because of football issues. The hHurricane Miltonwhich affects the east coast of the North American country.
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The hurricane has reached category 5, with winds exceeding 250 kilometers per hour, and its level of destruction is such that thousands of citizens have evacuated several cities in the state of Florida.
Argentina is trapped
Argentinawho decided to concentrate on Miami (Florida) to shorten the travel times of its players arriving from Europe, it is struggling to get to the game against Venezuela this Thursday.
“We work calmly, the truth is that the training place is perfect, but this issue is always going around and especially when security is involved, it is something delicate. The game is important, but much more important is security. So when you talk about wind, hurricanes, what happens near, what happens far, what closes the airport, well, whether you like it or not, it worries you,” said coach Lionel Scaloni before the game.
According to him National Hurricane Center (NHC), The cyclone would make landfall in Florida this Wednesday, so all evacuations must be done in the morning. Argentinatrapped in the United States, should take a plane with the uncertainty of knowing if the Miami Airport is going to close.
“We are worried and waiting to see if it is true that we can go out, they say that in the afternoon we will be able to go out, but we are not sure. We had asked to travel today (for this Tuesday) but it was not possible, they have denied the trip. So now we will see if time allows us,” said Scaloni.
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) closely follows the issue of its selection. Fifa and Conmebol They are also attentive to the itinerary of the Albiceleste that will play against Venezuela and may arrive without training. In the last few hours, there was unofficial talk of a possible postponement, but the entities have not commented on that possibility.
Stopover in Barranquilla?
Not only does the hurricane make it difficult to fly from Argentina to Maturin, Venezuela. For diplomatic reasons, there are no planes that make the direct journey from USA to Venezuelan territory so they could have a stopover in Colombia.
Argentina Consider traveling on a charter flight with the Colombian flag to arrive directly to Maturín. However, the plane may touch Barranquilla soil before landing in Maturín.
“It will not be easy to get there because you cannot go directly to Maturín, you cannot go directly to Venezuela from American soil. “These are things that do not depend on us, we have had bad luck,” explained the Argentine coach.
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