Defending the unbeaten record: the numbers of the Scaloneta at the Monumental :: Olé

Argentina returns to the Monumental, “The home of the world champion.” This is what River Plate fans call the stadium when the national team plays there as its home team. He returns after 11 months (their last home game was last November at La Bombonera, where they lost to Uruguay 2-0)Lionel Messi will not be there. Neither will Angelito Di Maria, who will receive a well-deserved tribute after his departure from the National Team. And then there will be a match for the beans against Chile on the seventh date of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. In addition to seeking a new victory, the leader of the table will defend the unbeaten record he has at the Núñez giant.

The national team went four years without playing there from 2017 to 2021, with the pandemic and matches played in other venues or outside the country between official competitions and friendlies. He returned, already as champion of America, in September of the aforementioned year.to beat Bolivia 3-0. There have not been many matches since then until now, but there is one record that remains: unanimity of victories.

In the same year, Scaloni’s team beat Uruguay 3-0 and narrowly defeated Peru. There was no action in 2022 and yes in 2023, with Argentina as world champion. 2-0 against Panama in March of last year in a friendly match and, again in the qualifiers, 1-0 victories against Ecuador and Paraguay, in September and October, respectively.

In total, six games played and six won. And no goals conceded! Let’s keep the streak going!