Life takes many turns and today is one of these days.
Argentina
arrived in
Goiania
last night
for the match that will play today against
Ecuador
for the quarterfinals of the
Copa América
.
In this hotel, full of security measures,
Lionel
Messi
will stay
with his teammates.
In this hotel,
32 years ago
,
Diego Armando Maradona
and
Alfredo
Di
Stéfano
stayed
, on the occasion of the
1989
America's Cup
held in the country.
It was
Diego's
first time
in
Brazil
and it came after having been world champion three years earlier in
Mexico
.
Argentina
led group B, which was completed by
Ecuador
,
Chile
,
Uruguay
and
Bolivia
, with its headquarters in
Goiania
.
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GREGG NEWTON (DAILY AS)
Bilardo's team was concentrated for 10 days in the city, capital of
Goias
, and the matches were all played at the
Serra Dourada Stadium
.
There, Argentina won two games and drew another two, finishing first in the group with 6 points (the games won were giving 2 points at that time).
Argentina
stayed at the
Castro's
Park Hotel
, the most important accommodation in this city, which has more than 170 rooms, a convention center and all the amenities.
In addition,
Alfredo Di Stéfano
, who that year had won the
Super Ballon d'Or
, awarded by
France Football,
was also hosted at that tournament
.