Tener uno de los estadios más grandes y cómodos del país y un público que responde incondicionalmente en una plaza futbolística por demás convocante conforma un combo que ha venido a romper una exclusión que parecía imprescriptible.

Córdoba has managed to get out of that long isolation and its name appears in repeated consideration for any international commitment.And have the national team "at home" overcomes recitals of all kinds.The fact that Argentina already has a ticket for Qatar and that Lionel Messi does not integrate his squad are just a couple of details that do not tarnish that interest in the "team of all".The selected summons beyond any name.

From the extension of Mario Kempes (2011), Argentina will play on Tuesday its seventh International Party in the last 10 years, a much more fluid frequency than in the previous years, in which to see our representation on provincial soil was a real eccentricity.Before the aforementioned date, the national team had barely formalized five friendlies in more than a century of history.

The file speaks alone.121 years after the formation of the first combined albiceleste, this only appeared 12 times in La Docta for international duels.And beyond that most appointments were before rivals of second or third order and without much at stake, its presence always had a dye of "event".

This happened in 1980, when the selected of César Menotti, federal as none, made the first international in this capital in a friendly against Switzerland, preparatory for the World Cup in Uruguay.It was 5-0, on a night that had the appeal of the presence of a good part of the world champions of ‘78 plus the contribution of Diego Maradona and Ramón Díaz.Two years earlier, the National Team had inaugurated the World Cup stage in a friendly with the Combin of the Cordoba League.

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15 years passed until the next visit.In 1995, with the team looking for rhythm for the Copa América de Uruguay, he surpassed Peru 1-0 with a goal by Néstor Fabbri.Then, pauses for the following visits were less prolonged.

In 1998 he thrashed Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-0 at preparation for the France World Cup with a collection record included –723.$ 610 and 44.253 entries sold-and a year later was victory 2-1 over Colombia (October 13, 1999), the only antecedent of albicelestes and coffee growers in this city.After a decade of waiting, in 2009 it was Ghana's turn, for a match whose main attraction was out of the court: the Argentine coach was Maradona, a magnet of attention from any function.

In 2011, with the Copa América dispute, the National Team first played a match for the points in Córdoba.

On July 11, with Messi included, Argentina thrashed Costa Rica and the Rosario reconciled with the people after two games (played in La Plata and Santa Fe), in which he had been very questioned.That same year there was an Argentina-Brazil, with alternative schools, in a commercial commitment under the pompous title of "Superclassic of the Americas" and it was an insipid 0-0.

The next three commitments were by qualifiers: 3-1 to Paraguay in 2012 (Messi's goal of free kick), 2-0 to Bolivia in 2016 (the same as “La Pulga”, penalty) and 0-1 vs Paraguay (2016), only Argentina's defeat on Cordoba soil.The last visit, sponsorized by a sportswear brand, was on November 16, 2018, against Mexico, with 2-0 national victory.

On Tuesday, Córdoba will again have the selection in the courtyard of his house.For the Cordoba public, which can only enjoy the national team from time to time, it will be a good occasion to make the champions of America feel that we also feel like ours.