Adversaries but only momentarily and for a little while longer. Leandro Paredes is ready to challenge a future teammate at Roma.
“I feel very good football-wise. Arriving in the national team in this state makes me feel very good because I can give more than last year. I always prepare to improve, to arrive at this competition in the best possible way.”
Words and thoughts of Leandro Paredesreleased last June 10th at the end of the friendly match between Argentina and Ecuador ended with a 1-0 victory for the team Stairs and in which the Roma midfielder played 78 minutes. It was the last race before the start of the Copa America.
Everything is now ready for the start of the competition, which will be held from 21 June to 14 July. While the continent has its eyes only on Germany where the games are being played Europeans, overseas everything is ready for this very important tournament. There will be 22 players who were involved during the year A league And B series who will take part in the event.
They will argue 32 matches not to be missed and great news: the number of teams. In fact, just like in 2016 when the United States was the venue, the number of participants increased, becoming 16, of which ten South Americans And you are from Central and North America. We start with the formula ranking that includes the group stage.
Here is the Copa America format! Spotlights on Brazil and Argentina
The first two of the four groups will advance and will then meet in the direct elimination phase. From the quarter-finals onwards we will go directly to penalties. The format it will only change for the final, in which extra time and possibly penalties will take place.
The headlights will be focused as usual on the Brazilbut above all on theArgentina, who raised the trophy to the sky in the last edition of the Copa America. The team of Lionel Scaloni will try to secure another title after the victory at the World Championships in Qatar.
Paredes will challenge David: will they be teammates in Rome?
The Albiceleste he will inaugurate the competition and will make his debut against the outsider Canada. Leandro Paredes he will be a starter in midfield and will challenge Jonathan DavidCanada’s flagship.
The bomber of Lille (24 and 19 goals in the last two seasons in Ligue 1) is the club’s big transfer target Rome as a new center forward. The negotiation is complex because the French value him at 40 million, but it doesn’t mean that the Giallorossi won’t decide to speed up and bring the player to the capital.
