Ángel Di María and Enzo Fernández (DER) are called to be protagonists in the match between Benfica and Chelsea for the round of 16 of the Club World Cup.
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Benfica bet on Nicolás Otamendi's experience and Angel Di María; Chelsea, to his young Talent Enzo Fernández. Together they were world champions with Argentina, but this Saturday they must be eliminated to advance to the quarterfinals at the Club World Cup.
Champions in Catar 2022 and also with Benfica, Otamendi and Di María, with 37 years each, would be equivalent to the Star Wars universe to Jedi teachers, wise and powerful, mentors of apprentices or Padawans. And if there is a talented way to become a teacher, Enzo Fernández, the midfielder who also raised the World Cup along with the greats.
“Gardelito”, as former soccer player River Plate tells, also arrives with the possibility of becoming executioner of the Portuguese team, where he played 29 games before putting on the Chelsea shirt. “I will always want more, I always want to do better. If I can do it, I will be helping the team. This is something that I always have in mind,” said Fernández, who was considered the best young player in the past world.
When this Saturday they go to the Gramado del Bank of America Stadium of Charlotte, North Carolina, the Italian coach Enzo Maresca has him for the victory. Fernández, however, is accompanied by other youth talents that stand out in the blues.
His new 22-year-old centrodlantero, Liam Delap, broke with a goal that “curse” of shirt 9 that other great strikers such as Radamel Falcao García, Álvaro Morata, Gonzalo Higuaín, Romelu Lukaku and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang used to be looked.
The shortcomings of both teams
On his way to get his pass to the eighth, Chelsea fell to Flamengo – who classified in advance – and Benfica tied with Boca Juniors, eliminated and poor performance in the tournament. The Blues They expose their defensive fissures when they collide with teams that know how to attack, a characteristic of the 16 paintings that have survived the championship.
As for the Portuguese, although they had a notable triumph against Bayern Munich, in the duel against Boca they showed the seams by granting too many advantages, resigning the possession of the ball and ending with ten men.
“We know the quality of the English, very strong, athletic teams, but we will live up to the challenge. We are going to try to win and pass the tie. We will defend our ambitions until the last minute,” said Antonio Silva, central defender of Lusos.
The captain continues on the ship
Benfica arrives at this duel with the news of the renewal of its central defender and Captain, Nicolás Otamendi, until 2026. The Argentine Marshal also has its own piece In the team: also defender Antonio Silva, 21, with whom he celebrated the pass to eighths after defeating Bayern.
“What he told me is among us, but they could notice that he is happy for me, for the team and for the result. I felt that it was our time, because we contributed to the result,” Silva said about the congratulation that the experienced defender gave him at the close of the group stage.
Angel Di María's legacy
The eagles have flown with the wings of Ángel Di María until eighth of the end, a path in which he has scored three goals and has been key assembling the game and attending the gunners.
The noodle is one of the engines of the team, and its announced game at the end of this tournament for Rosario Central, the Argentine club that saw it born, moves the hearts of its teammates. They hope to give him a glorious goodbye. The attacker – also Argentine – Gianlucca Prestianni, says that “the best possible farewell would be to win the Club World Cup”, and that they will do everything possible to do so.
“He is a very special player, he scored an era in football, he has been decisive for his country and for clubs where he happened. We can only enjoy what he can still deliver,” said Antonio Silva.
Possible alignments:
Benfica: Anatoliy trubin – fredrik aursnes, antonio silva, nicolás otamendi, samuel dahl – orkun kökçu, florentino luís, leandro barreiro, ángel di maria – kerem aktürkoglu, vangelis pastis DT: Bruno make.
Chelsea: Robert sánchez; Malo Gusto, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill, Marc CucureLla – Reece James, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández – Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Liam Delap. DT: Enzo Maresca
Benfica vs. Chelsea: time and where to see the Club World Cup live
Date: Saturday June 28
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Place: Bank of America Stadium by Charlotte (United States)
Canal: Dazn, DirecTV (DGO) and Disney+
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