The Mexican national football team will face a high-level challenge by visiting the Monumental Stadium to play against River Plate, one of the most important teams in Argentina. This match will mark the end of the brief tour of the Aztec team in South America, where they previously managed to defeat 2-0 against Inter de Porto Alegre from Brazil with goals from Jorge Ruvalcaba and Erik Lira.
The Tricolor will seek to surprise one of the most powerful teams on the continent, as River Plate is valued at 131.26 million dollars, more than double the Mexican team led by Javier Aguirre, which is valued at 61.98 million dollars, with Víctor Guzmán being the most expensive player at 8.85 million dollars. Key players from River Plate, such as Marcos Acuña, Gonzalo Montiel, Franco Armani, and Germán Pezzella, all world champions with Argentina in Qatar 2022, make the Argentine team a strong entity.
Franco Mastantuono, a 17-year-old, leads the list of the most valuable players of River Plate, already being sought after by European clubs. Beyond the footballing quality, the Mexican national team will face a hostile environment at the Monumental Stadium, known for being one of the most difficult in America. This will be an important challenge for the players of Vasco Aguirre, many of whom are just starting in elite football and will seek to stand out to earn a spot in future call-ups.
The values of the most prominent players show the difference between both teams, with Mastantuono as the most valuable player of River Plate and Guzmán leading the list of the most expensive players from Mexico, followed by Lira and Álvarez.
