The farewell match of the Argentine women's team was presented

The game will take place on July 14 in the city of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Province of Buenos Aires.

19 de junio de 2023

Almost a month after the start of the World Cup, the farewell match of the Argentine women's soccer team was presented. The announcement was made with the presence of Mariana Larroquette, Vanesa Santana, Dalila Ippólito, Aldana Cometti and the technical director of the team, Germán Portanova at the AFA in Ezeiza.

The friendly match, against Peru, will take place on July 14 at the stadium in the city of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Province of Buenos Aires.

During the meeting, Dalila Ippólito, the forward of Parma (Italy), recounted her experience of having felt part of the Argentine National Team after playing her first World Cup in France in 2019 "It was an unforgettable experience that allowed me to make the leap to Europe, the great step of my career I followed my dream, something that comes from many generations. What we are achieving is a very important and incredible achievement, there are many life stories in each player.”

For her part, the Madrid CFF defender, Aldana Cometti, showed her joy and confidence in front of the team. “What we achieved the most in these friendly matches was finding the way to play that we felt comfortable with, in the Copa América we were able to play well and win games. We have many things to polish, for those are the training sessions and the analysis of the rival. The important thing is that we all unite with the same goal.”

Mariana Larroquette, the forward who currently plays for Club León de México, commented on the shared experience of various players from the Argentine National Team: “There are many processes that we do not live through and only now are they beginning to live through, it is a change for theWomen's Football."Looking ahead to the World Cup, she added: “Our goal is to win and play well.On the FIFA date we have been demonstrating it;we can play well and beat anyone.”

In line with the above, the midfielder Vanesa Santana of the Sporting Club de Huelva in Spain, was proud of the growth of the women's team: "I think it is something very important for Argentine soccer, many players deserve this, it was notIt's not easy to get here.For me the national team is my second family.Defending the jersey of my country is the best thing that happened to me in my life, there were many years of struggle, continuing at this level is an enormous source of pride."

The technical director, Germán Portanova, reflected on the team's preparation: “It is not easy to manage expectations, but we have a firm backbone from so many joys that they have given us in the process.We want to have the information of the rivals, play as we have been doing with difficult teams.Hopefully we can stay in history."concluded the DT of the Argentine women's soccer team.

The farewell match on July 14 will be organized by Torneos, a leading company in the sports entertainment industry.