By Edgardo Avelar
Sep 18, 2024, 9:08 PM EDT
Gianluigi Buffon, Andrea Pirlo and Xavi Hernandez, former figures of the Italian and Spanish national teams, raised great expectations upon their arrival in the city of Monterrey with motives of the game of legends that they will hold against Mexico, This Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the BBVA Stadium.
The two former stars of the Italian national team and the figure of the “Spanish Fury” will be part of the cast of international legends that will face each other This Friday at the headquarters of the Rayados de Monterrey Mexican legends in a match as part of the commemorative events for the 2026 World Cup.
This duel will mark the beginning of the events for the world competition This will be the first time that the tournament will be played in a tripartite format with Mexico, the United States and Canada. It is expected that the Monterrey fans will respond with their presence in this duel that seems quite interesting due to the players of yesteryear who will be present.
Both Buffon, Pirlo and Xavi, They generated a tremendous movement in the air terminal of the city of MonterreyIt is no secret that the three former players made their mark on the international scene in recent years, forming part of the world champion teams in 2006 and 2010.
Among the players who are yet to arrive is the Italian Alessandro Del Piero.the Ivorian Didier Drogba, the Englishman John Terry, the Uruguayan Diego Forlán, the Argentine Javier Zanetti and the Brazilian goalkeeper Julio César Soares, among many others.
The Mexican team of legends will be made up of elements cLike Jorge Campos, Oswaldo Sanchez, Ricardo Osorio, Jared Borgetti, Luis Hernández, Miguel Layún, Oribe Peralta, Francisco “Kikin” Fonseca, Jorge Torres Nilo, Braulio Luna, Oribe Peralta, Francisco “Maza” Rodríguez, Pavel Pardo, Guillermo Franco, among many others who will undoubtedly add importance to this match that is expected to have a large attendance at the Bancomer Stadium, home of the Monterrey Rayados.
The presence of the former coach of the national teams of Mexico, the United States, Costa Rica, Egypt, Japan, is also confirmed. among many others such as the Serbian Bora Milutinovic.
Another of the former stars who arrived at the Monterrey international airport was Argentine Maxi Rodríguez, of whom Mexican fans do not have good memories because of that goal that marked the elimination of the Tricolor in the 2006 World Cup against Argentina.
The duel will have the opportunity to show these great ex-figures who have already seen their best days pass, but many are still in good shape and will obviously make their best moments remembered in the international context.
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