Copa América USA 2024

While the attack on Donald Trump was occurring, what Messi and Argentina national team were doing ahead to the final

Messi and the Argentina national team prepare for another final under Lionel Scaloni.

By Emmanuel Mendez

Donald Trump poses for a picture and the Argentina national team celebrate together. (Source: Getty Images, Roy Nemar X)
Donald Trump poses for a picture and the Argentina national team celebrate together. (Source: Getty Images, Roy Nemar X)
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Donald Trump faced a scary moment yesterday during a rally in the United States. The former US president was shot in the ear at the rally he had in Pennsylvania, and the country was in shock at the assassination attempt. Trump survived and continues to look forward to being in the presidential election this year. The unfortunate incident occurred yesterday, a day before the Copa America Final between Argentina and Colombia, at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The final will continue to be tonight, and the Argentina national team was preparing for the match as they did their training in Miami near the stadium. The TV and news were covering the Trump story yesterday as it was a shock to the world. The Argentina players were aware of the situation since many American channels covered the unfortunate and scary incident that Trump had faced yesterday. The Argentina team was around 2,000km away from the incident that Trump faced, and the situation not only the American people but also fans from other countries.

Lionel Scaloni, the manager of the Argentina national team, also spoke ahead of the Copa America final he will coach. It will be his second Copa America final as manager of the national team in a row. He won it in Brazil with Argentina in 2021, and he looks to win it again tonight. Scaloni said, "The team we are going to put out tomorrow will be the one we think we can win. I don't know if I haven't repeated the team for five years, it's not a statistic that worries me. We will evaluate it this afternoon."

Scaloni took a chance to thank his coaching staff ahead of the final as well. Scaloni said, "I wouldn't be anything without the coaching staff, I have no doubts about that. A large part of everything we've achieved, not just the titles, but at a group level, is thanks to the coaching staff and I'm very aware of that."

Argentina fans in Miami

The Argentina national team could be assumed to be playing at a home game for the final against Colombia because there are a lot of fans in Miami. Many of them gathered together to celebrate their team's recent success and are excited to watch another final with their team involved.


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