Argentina want the Finalíssima played in Buenos Aires | OneFootball

The president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, declared this Thursday that he will seek to hold the Finalissima between the Argentine national team and Spain at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires.

“We are going to work on this because Spain wants the Finalissima to be played in Spain and I want it to be played at the Monumental,” River Plate’s stadium, said Tapia as he left court, where he had been summoned in an investigation for alleged tax evasion.

Match scheduled for Lusail remains uncertain

The match between the current champions of the Copa América and the Europa League is scheduled for March 27 in Lusail, near Doha, but its realization is in doubt due to attacks on Qatari soil related to the war in the Middle East. UEFA, the governing body of European football, stated in a press release sent to AFP that “at the moment, no alternative venue is being considered.”

A decision is expected in the coming days.

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Last international title before the 2026 World Cup

The match between Argentina and Spain is the last official match for an international title before the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which will take place from June 11 to July 19.

Argentina will seek to defend the title won in Qatar in 2022, while Spain aims for its second title, after their victory in South Africa in 2010.

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