Mikel Arriola, commissioner of the Mexican Football Federation, announced this Thursday that the national team Portugal will face the tri in the reopening of Aztec Stadiumnext March 28. “We know that Portugal is finishing its classification, technical details are missing, but yes. Everything is almost closed for Portugal to reopen the Azteca Stadium,” he announced.
He added that it is very likely that Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo will be in the game. “It’s part of the contract,” said the commissioner. He added that confirmation of the player’s presence will depend on his physical condition. “If Cristiano is fit, he will play,” he said. The 2026 World Cup will be inaugurated at the Azteca stadium on June 11.
The manager added that coach Javier ‘el Vasco’ Aguirre has requested preparation matches in Central America “to subject the players to adverse and extreme conditions.” In the last friendly matches, El Tri was beaten by Colombia 0-4 last Saturday and tied 1-1 with Ecuador on Tuesday.
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Faced with criticism of the team and the coach, Arriola expressed full support when explaining his reasons. “In the first conclusion, I say that there is a group. Secondly, there is a plan. And thirdly, there is a leader called Javier Aguirre.” Mexico’s next preparation matches will be against Uruguay on November 15 and Paraguay on the 18th.
