The United States Weather Service had an active severe emergency alert in Kansas City: gusts of up to 128 km/h, tornado risk, and the official recommendation to stay away from windows and remain indoors. Hotel authorities activated safety protocols. Scaloni moved training up to 11 in the morning and canceled the afternoon session.
Meanwhile, in a covered area of the team hotel, the cooks from the Argentine delegation were going head-to-head with the wind so the embers wouldn’t go out. Because they had to serve barbecue. With blood sausages, chorizos, sweetbreads, flank steak, and short ribs — all brought directly from Argentina — to feed nearly 90 members of the delegation. There was no storm that could beat that.
It was Dibu Martínez who posted it on his social media with three words that sum it all up: “Against wind and tide”. It was not a metaphor. It was the literal report of the night. Argentina makes its debut on Tuesday, June 16 against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium, with the embers already extinguished and their stomachs well filled. 🔥