“The state of the pitch was a disaster,” goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez said.
The Argentina national team was appalled at Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s newly installed grass surface following Thursday night’s 2-0 win over Canada to start 2024 Copa América.“Very bumpy. We must improve in this aspect, otherwise, Copa América will always appear at a lower level than the European Championship.”
Instead of celebrating, manager Lionel Scaloni used the platform to reprimand the venue for seemingly not being ready for the event.ESPN offers Stephen A. Smith massive deal in huge push to keep him at network“The weird thing is we knew months ago we’d play here, so maybe things could’ve been done about the pitch quicker,” he said.
Scaloni, who has coached Argentina since 2018, noticed something was wrong with his powerhouse team. “The game was like that of Saudi Arabia in the World Cup, except that one had a good pitch,” Scaloni said, per ESPN. “Better that we won, or else it would have appeared as an excuse, but they knew seven months ago that we’d play here and they changed the field two days ago. It’s not an excuse, but this isn’t a good field. Sincerely, the field is not apt for these players.
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