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The Congo River has been an insurmountable barrier for the two closest capitals in the world for decades. Until now

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For decades, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been living in a peculiar situation: although they have the nearest capitals at the geographical level of the entire planet (with the exception of the Vatican and some cases special, like Nicosia), both metropolises live behind each other’s backs. At least as far as communications are concerned. Today to travel from Kinshasa (RCD) to Brazzaville (Congo) you need get on a ferry to cross the river that separates both countries or even a plane which covers the journey as long as it takes you to have a coffee and read the headlines in the newspaper. Now that’s about to change. Capitals just a stone’s throw away. The story of the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the former Zaire) has been anything but quiet. This has ultimately contributed to both nations sharing a particular condition, beyond the similarities between their names: their capitals are a stone’s throw away. Between Brazzaville (RC) and Kinshasa (DRC) there are a handful of hundreds of meters and a river, the Congo. Depending on the reference we take, between both metropolises there is between one and three kilometers in a straight line. If we except the even more peculiar relationship between the Vatican and Rome (and some curiosities historical), Brazzaville and Kinshasa are often considered the closest capitals. However, despite this proximity, those who want to travel from one city to another right now do not have it easy: they must take a ferry that covers the journey in half an hour or even (if they are in a hurry… and more money), fly over the limited airspace that separates both capitals. What if we build a bridge? The situation is sufficiently anomalous that the authorities have considered on several occasions building a bridge between both banks. The idea can date back at least to the 90s and has been rescued several times since then. Without much success. Whether for political or budgetary reasons or simply because the fear As infrastructure reduces commercial traffic in some influential ports in the DRC, the Kinshasa-Brazzaville viaduct has failed to make it past paper. Coming out of the box. That could change soon. In February the finance ministers of the DRC and the CR reached a bilateral agreement to establish a special tax regime that clears the future of the construction of the viaduct. It may seem like a minor issue, but the infrastructure is expected to be subject to a toll and, beyond the traffic of individuals and tourists, every year moves trucks loaded with thousands and thousands of tons of merchandise. “We have a harmonized tax and customs framework. We also have a bilateral pact, which will allow us to relaunch the call for tenders,” celebrated after the technical meetings Caddy Ndala, from the Brazzaville delegation. An agreement… and something more. If the bridge seems to see (finally) the light at the end of the tunnel, it is not only because of the tax agreement between both countries. The project has also attracted the attention of Africa50an investment platform founded by the African Development Bank (ADB) and African states. The entity is presented in fact as the “main promoter” selected by the DRC and RC to drive the public-private partnership that will shape the infrastructure. Global Highways precise that part of the investment to shape the viaduct will also come from the ADB, which has already financed the feasibility studies. And what will the viaduct be like? The main infrastructure will consist of a short bridge more than 1.5 km which will pass over the Congo River and allow the passage of vehicles and railways. It will also have sidewalks and border control posts. The idea is that the viaduct connects further with the roads that already exist in both countries, facilitating communication between the capitals. “The idea dates back to the mid-19th century,” recognized years ago the president of the ADB, Akinwumi Adesina. To clear its roads, the technicians have selected the narrowest point on the border. In an attempt to put an end to the misgivings that the infrastructure arouses in several commercial ports in the region, it has also been agreed to carry out complementary works of improvements in them. Hunting for goods. The bridge won’t exactly come cheap. In 2017, the ADB estimated that the project would require 550 million dollars, an estimate that has since risen to exceed 700 million. In return, the structure promises to completely change the relationship between both capitals. In 2020 the Africa Investment Forum pointed out that the forecasts involve both triggering the flow of people and goods: the former (people) would go from 750,000 annually now to more than three million; As for the latter (merchandise), it would rise from 340,000 to two million tons. Images | Google Earth and Africa50 In Xataka | A 2.5 billion-year-old geological wonder: Zimbabwe’s Great Dam seen by NASA from space

They are smaller than ever, they swim further and die in a river at more than 20ºC

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The Bidasoa River marks the southern limit of the European distribution of Atlantic salmon, acting as a canary in the mine in the face of climate change. And what the Orekan technical team (the public environmental management company of the Government of Navarra) has seen is that the Atlantic salmon is becoming accustomed to swimming upstream. more uphill than ever: It is neither fishing nor illness, more than half die because the river water is too hot. And the lucky ones who arrive are smaller. The Bidasoa salmon is dying. News from Navarra echoes of Orekan’s research, which has been individually tracking Atlantic salmon by radio telemetry for seven years as they travel up the Bidasoa towards their spawning areas. In warmer years, mortality in summer exceeds 50%. Data collected between 2018 and 2025 show a direct and unequivocal correlation: the more days per year with water temperatures above 20°C, the higher the percentage of fish that do not make it to autumn. From 20 °C onwards, Atlantic salmon enter physiological stress. Science documents it solidly.: The optimal growth of juveniles occurs between 16 and 20 °C and stops when approaching 23 °C, which explains the decrease in size. Furthermore, the lethal limit of the species is estimated at 27.8 °C, with 33 °C as the absolute mortality temperature. At these temperatures, adults that are in the migration phase (which do not feed and spend energy traveling up rivers) are especially vulnerable. He Orekan report It is a full-fledged warning: with three exceptions, the species has been below the Critical Conservation Limit in Bidasoa of one million eggs per season for more than 26 years. The population is kept alive artificially thanks to annual repopulation from the Oronoz-Mugaire fish farm. Why is it important. Because Atlantic salmon is a umbrella species: its conservation guarantees the population of the entire Bidasoa river ecosystem and other species, such as the European mink, the otter or the common trout. As a biological indicator, its decline is an alarm signal about the health of the peninsula’s rivers and the loss of biodiversity. But also, the fact that it is the southernmost population of the species in the European Eastern Atlantic makes it especially unique in that they concentrate the greatest adaptive genetic diversity (they live on the edge), so that they function as sentinels of environmental change. In short: it is a matter of a few decades before what we see today in the Bidasoa reaches rivers further north. Losing the Bidasoa salmon is not only saying goodbye to the presence of a species in one of the most southern and important places, but also losing the entire genetic archive of adaptations to temperatures and drought. Context. The decline of Atlantic salmon is not exclusive to Bidasoa or Navarra. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea public last year an alarming report: 2023 and 2024 were years in which the return of salmon marked historic lows in most North Atlantic countries. And the ICES is clear: not even fishing restrictions are stopping the decline of the species because it is a marine issue. In the Iberian Peninsula the problem is more serious: a study of 65 years in the Asturian Sella River demonstrated that the factor that best predicts the collapse of catches is not fishing pressure but temperature, both local and oceanic. Thus, Iberian populations make the longest oceanic migrations towards subpolar feeding areas, which implies more energy expenditure and greater exposure to predators. In detail. Warming is strangling the Bidasoa salmon twice: in the Navarrese river and in the sea. The temperature series surface of the North Atlantic processed by the Climate Change Institute of the University of Maine through ClimateReanalyzer.org confirm it: the average daily water temperature in the salmon feeding area has increased compared to the last years of the 20th century. This displaces their prey, forcing a longer migration. The result? Their biggest threats are climate change and predation. In the river the consequences go beyond mortality. Orekan records the reduction in size in young individuals and delays in the migration and reproduction calendar. As pointed out this global reviewthe timing of migration and the bioenergetics of the adult are the stages of the life cycle most sensitive to changes in temperature and flow. Yes, but. The Orekan data is robust at tracking individual fish, but has an important limitation: seven years of measurement is a short time series to isolate the climate signal from interannual noise. Without going any further, the studio on the river Sella needed 65 years of data to build statistically robust models. On the other hand, it is important to highlight that the Bidasoa population is artificially supported by repopulation, which masks the real magnitude of the natural collapse. Without Oronoz-Mugaire’s annual releases of fry, the wild population would probably have collapsed by now. Or what is the same: that the observed abundance data are more optimistic than the real ecological situation and that any interruption in the breeding program could precipitate extinction in a few years. And it leaves another question on the table: if the sport fishing for salmon in the Bidasoa It is still ethically sustainable when the population has been below its critical conservation limit for 26 years. This 2026 is prohibited. 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how to check their status and the dangers of river overflows with infoAGUA

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Let’s tell you how to look at the state of the reservoirs and the dangers of river overflows. For this we are going to use infoAGUA, an application promoted by the General Directorate of Water and with official data from the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation and the Ministry for Ecological Transformation and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO). With this application we will have all the information related to water in Spain in a unified and centralized way. It’s like an alternative to Google flood risk mapbut with the official information. You can download the application for free on Google Play for Android and in the App Store for your iPhone. Look at the level of reservoirs and flood zones When you open the app, you will go to a simple screen with few options. Here, To see the information on the reservoirs, click on Quantity of Water Resourceswhich will take you to a screen where you have the option Cartographic Viewer to view information on a map. This will take you to a screen where you can see the general level of reservation capacity of each hydrographic district. This will allow you to see at a glance the regions where the most water is being stored. But you can zoom in to get more information. If you zoom in you will begin to see all the reservoirs in the areas you have approached. If you click on one of them you will be able to see at what level is this reservoir that you have chosen. You will be able to do this in as many as you want. Also you will have rain gauge information to know how much it is raining in specific areas. In Xataka How to know if you live in a flood zone with this map On the main screen you also have the section of Flood risk. This will show you in red the Areas with Significant Potential Risk of Flooding (ARPSI), and in shades of blue the flood zones in general. On this map you will also be able to zoom in and explore specific areas. In addition, if you click on these areas you will also be able to see the level of water rise that may exist in this place. In Xataka Basics | Google flood risk map: so you can see if you live in an area that is at risk

a river that stole their memory

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In the north of the Iberian Peninsula the waters of a river flow that watered the nightmares of the Roman troops. And no, not because of its furious flow, nor because of its whirlpools, nor because of its length, nor because it is home to wild beasts or the habitual passage of fearsome warriors. What’s up? If the one known today as Limia River It was capable of stirring the dreams of the legionaries sent by Rome because of its legend. When they looked into its waters, the soldiers believed they were observing nothing more nor less than the dark depths of the Letheone of the rivers of the underworld of Hades. In a place in the north… The story of Limia is a story worthy of an epic start, on par with Don Quixote or the comics of that irreducible Gallic village they told us about. Uderzo and Goscinny. In itself it is not a particularly striking river: it originates in the province of Ourense, in the Mount Talariñoat a height of 985 meters, and extends 108 km until it flows into the Atlantic. Before that it runs through the south of Galicia and the north of Portugal, where it crosses the towns of Ponte da Barca, Ponte de Limia and Viana do Castelo. If it has gone down in history and remained linked to the Roman chronicle, it is however because of its symbolism, rather than because of its data. A river worthy of the underworld. It may be surprising in the 21st century, but in Roman times it was believed that the Limia was a unique river worthy of the underworld. And not just anyone. As remember the Ministry of Agriculture itself, a surprising legend was woven around its waters: it was believed that it was neither more nor less than the Letheor Lethe, one of the five rivers that flow through Hades. There it shared the land of the dead with other equally sinister channels, such as the Phlegethona channel of fire; or the rivers Acheron and Cocitoknown for their waters of affliction and lamentations. Among all of them, Lethe stood out for a fearsome peculiarity. It was considered to be the river of oblivion. Whoever drank from it suffered from total forgetfulness, losing their memories no matter how happy they were. Lethe passes through here. Whether the Roman legionaries believed more or less in the stories of their mythology and the magical power of the waters of the Limia, what can be intuited is that the legend was reasonably widespread at the time. This reflects it the thesaurus itself of the Cultural Heritage of Spain, which remembers that the Limia was known as Belión or Lethes, precisely because of “the confusion with the river of Oblivion mentioned in Hades.” This is what the Greek geographer actually calls it. Strabo. “It was believed that it made those who crossed it lose their memory, which made Roman conflicts in this environment difficult for years, since the military refused to cross it,” he adds. the token that the Ministry of Agriculture dedicates to him. Legend with expiration date. The legend of the Limia is not surprising only because of its background and popularity. Equally curious is that it can be associated with a very specific date, one that served to scare away the fears of the Roman soldiers. According to tradition, in 138 BC the general Tenth June Grossembarked on a campaign of conquest through the north of the peninsula, found that his troops refused to cross the Limia for fear of losing their memory. To show them that their fears were unfounded, the officer decided to set an example and leave a “similar” image—with all the quotes in the world, mind you—to the one he would offer centuries later. Fraga in Palomares: He went into the water to prove in his flesh that it was harmless. So, banner in hand, the good general crossed the Limia until he reached the other bank and then dedicated himself to calling his soldiers by name. One by one. First, to make your orders clear. Second, and no less important, to show incontestably that the waters of that northern stream had not erased his memory. A feat that is still remembered. Ironies of history, that feat with which Decimus Junius Brutus wanted to show that he preserved his good memory has managed to ensure that today, more than 2,000 years later, we are the ones who continue to remember him. About him and everything that surrounded the legend of Limia. For decades in Xinzo de Limia It is celebrated every summer “Festa do Esquecemento” (Feast of Oblivion, in Galician), a historical celebration with concerts, parades, market… and a recreation of the river crossing, with fighting on the banks of the Limia. Things about water… or wine. Beyond the festival, the truth is that the legend of Galician Lethe continues to arouse interest even today, in 2023, and articles continue to be frequently written that talk about the feat of June Brutus or the origin of the legend. The Debate published recently a report in which he collects the theories of Strabo or Virgil to explain why the Limia was associated with the Lethe, such as the supposed forgetfulness suffered by the Turdulian people when crossing its waters. Not all explanations were mythological, of course. The Roman poet even suggests that the explanation could well be a different one, more prosaic in nature: the abundance of wine in the region and its – yes – undeniable effect on memory. Images | Álvaro Pérez VilariñoCommons In Xataka | In 1061 two Galicians signed a legal agreement. More and more historians believe that it was actually a gay wedding In Xataka | In the 19th century, an American businessman visited A Coruña to buy sheep. 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an atmospheric river threatens to await us the end of this week

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A last Sunday for water. This is what awaits many areas of the Peninsula, according to experts’ predictions. The reason is on the arrival of a storm and an associated atmospheric river, a couple that has crossed the Atlantic to bring us the tropical moisture of the Caribbean to the doors of Europe. The return of the rain. Meteorological models advance the arrival of an atmospheric river to the western coast of the Peninsula. The forecasts of Meteored They point out that the arrival would occur between the last hours of Saturday and the beginning of Sunday. The river will come accompanied by a storm That, although it moves in higher latitudes, it will leave its mark on our meteorology due to the arrival of an associated front. An atmospheric river. But what exactly is this of the Atmospheric River? Atmospheric rivers, or moisture rivers, are meteorological structures that are characterized by covering elongated extensions in low troposphereloading them with moisture that is dragged between humid tropical areas and subrtropical latitudes. This implies that these events are of great route, both in space and in time: this humidity can travel thousands of kilometers over several days. Atmospheric rivers not only occur between the American tropics and Europe: a phenomenon like this He is also recurringfor example, in the Eastern Pacific, and is responsible for carrying rainfall from the center of the ocean to the west coast of North America. A current in intense jet. The arrival of these transoceanic events is driven by a strengthened stream current. This fortune of atmospheric current facilitates the transit of this type of phenomena throughout the Atlantic Ocean, bringing them direct to our neighborhoods. The calm before the storm. Until then, the forecasts indicate that rainfall will remain in the east of the peninsula, and that we could even see a rebound in the temperatures associated with the proximity of The storm and his associated front. The forecasts of the State Meteorology Agency (Aemet) also talk about the passage of the Atlantic Front during the last day of the week, with “rainfall in the northwest third that, less likely, can be accompanied by storms and can affect the rest of the northwest half.” Uncertainty, for now. We will have to wait to know how the passage of this front will evolve. The predictions of the European Center for Middle Term weather forecasts (ECMWF) They point that the rains could be maintained in some areas of the Peninsula, especially in the northern third. Aemet monthly predictions indicate A somewhat more humid week than usual in some isolated areas of the country, something that could be reversed in the middle of September. In Xataka | Google has demonstrated with its AI that the prediction of storms and hurricanes is outdated. This is how your new model works Image | ECMWF

We have already seen Yangwang U8 from byd float in a river. It is more impressive than we imagined

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Cars and water have never got along well. It is enough to go for YouTube to see what happens When a vehicle Try to cross a riverhowever caudalous it is: drowned motors, electrical systems failing and assured breakdowns. However, Byd has been demonstrating that there is an exception for more than a year. Is called Yangwang U8a high-end mastodontic SUV that has just starred in a curious scene in the e-journey organized by the brand in China: floating and moving naturally by a river. Yes, you can navigate. And it’s not just marketing. How can we see in a videothe U8 descends through a slope to the water, floats without difficulty and advances maneuvering gently. It is not something that is seen every day in a serial vehicle. According to Car News Chinathe system allows to navigate up to 3 km/Hy stay afloat for 30 minutes, thanks to an IP67 protection for the car set and IP68 in its key components. Technology at the service of survival. When the driver activates the water crossing mode from the central screen, the car begins to monitor depth, inclination and other parameters by sensors. If it detects adequate conditions, automatically enters emergency flotation mode. At that time, the suspension rises to its maximum level, the windows are closed, the air conditioner goes to air recirculation and the fans adjust its operation to improve the sealing of the vehicle. Even the sunroof automatically opens as an escape in case of emergency. A SUV that wants to step hard in its segment. Yangwang U8 is not limited to floating. It is a luxury SUV that aspires to mark a before and after in its segment. According to the official press note of Bydthe Premium Edition version presented in September 2023 includes technologies such as the E⁴ platform (the first in the world with four independent electric motors in production) and the Disus-P intelligent hydraulic control system. With these technologies, the vehicle is capable of performing maneuvers such as turns on its own axis (Tank Turns), stabilization in case of a puncture and an acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds. All this with a joint power of 1,200 horses and an autonomy of up to 1,000 km thanks to its plug -in hybrid system. An ambitious bet on the electric. Byd’s proposal goes beyond the engine and traction. Yangwang U8 can completely recharge from 30% to 80% in just 18 minutes with rapid 110 kW charging and offers external food (VTL) capacity of up to 6 kW, enough to feed electronic devices or tools for more than 24 hours. Inside, luxury is also present: Nappa Leather, Curves OLED screens, wood and a 22 -speakers Dynaudio audio system. Everything, topped with the intelligent Nvidia architecture and more than 500 calculation power tops for advanced assisted driving. This is not about adventures. It goes emergency. Although more than one has passed through the head to cross a lake with his car for fun, Byd clarifies that this function is not intended for recreational activities. Its purpose is to provide a useful tool in case of emergencies, such as floods or sudden floods. In fact, if the flotation mode is activated, the manufacturer recommends taking the vehicle to review as soon as possible, as China Car Channel also emphasizes. Images | Byd In Xataka | Volkswagen is determined to copy China to make its electric cars in Europe attractive: put a gasoline engine

The dozens of river channels about to overflow

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These days the keyword is Martinho. According to Aemethigh -impact storms will leave very strong wind gusts (which, in the northern peninsular they can exceed 100 km/h). But that is not the most problematic. The most problematic at this point in March is rain. According to the accumulatedMartinho will cause abundant rains in areas where Many weeks without stop raining: Above all, in the central system and Western Andalusia. That is, the most problematic are the river channels. But first of all, let’s talk about the ‘Fujiwhara effect’. And it is that one of Martinho’s peculiarities is that it comes from the hand of a relatively rare phenomenon in our country and that (most likely) ends up intensifying storm. In general terms, the ‘Fujiwhara effect’ occurs when two systems With low pressures they approach each other and begin to “curl” around a common point. Ultimately, they can get to merge, but (whatever) the phenomenon can introduce changes in the intensity or trajectory of Borrasca. That is just What seems to see: Some of Martinho’s secondary storms are going to start “orbit” around them and may be absorbed. Hydrographic conferences are preparing. The best example is that of Guadalquivir. Only on Monday, March 17, the reservoirs of the basin released 234,135 cubic hectometers. It is not only a very high figure compared to the previous days but also As they point out in the Diario de Sevillaequivalent to all the ability of the swamp of Melonares (221,710 cubic hectometers) and a little more. Although general figures may lead us to deception (the Guadalquivir basin, for example, is 50.35%), There are many swamps that are at the limit of their operational capacity. Ultimately, the figures are conditioned because the rains have concentrated in the northern part of the valley. The three largest reservoirs in the basin are in the southern part and are even more empty (Iznájar, 27.24% of its capacity; La Breña, at 29.22% of its capacity; and that of Negratín, to 31.74%). In the center of the country. In the central system, the situation is not better either. On Wednesday, traffic was interrupted in the M-30 and the M-40 of the city of Madrid and today The possibility has begun to be contemplated that the Manzanares overflows. But this is just an example. Right now, each valley in the northern zone of the Tajo basin is becoming a funnel that channels much more water than they are accustomed (and are surely able to handle). The clearest example is that there are reservoirs that They have unwanted for the first time. And they are over 50 years old. The worst can be to come. Because, as we saw in The case of the Dana de Valenciathe problem is not only the rain: the problem is that all that water has to go somewhere. I do not want to say that we will meet a problem of such magnitude, but what is certain is that many zoans inside the peninsula will receive a huge amount of water. And nobody is sure we know how to manage it well. ‘Prudence’, again, will be the keyword once ‘Martinho’ discharges all his strength. Image | ECMWF In Xataka | If the question is when the rain is going to end, Aemet has bad news. Especially for Andalusia

Javier Aguirre could not avoid criticism against some of his players for the defeat against River Plate

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However Javier Aguirre He did not want to blame the players for the 2-0 defeat against River Plate, finally in the press conference after the game at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires he ended up acknowledging that several players do not have the level to wear the national t-shirt “It is the law of life, football does not forgive you, you have to be there to always improve and we saw that for some it is not enough, I drew conclusions from what I saw, I’m happy for the tour, not for the result, I hoped we could fight more, but that was what it was for us,” said Vasco about the lack of football level of some players. However, Aguirre also said that several players showed the opposite and although he did not want to name names, he stated that three or four earned their repetition in other games for the Mexico team: “I do not want to give names so as not to affect the other players, But there are three or four who earned their repetition.” The future plans of the Mexican national team Regarding when Mexico’s next game will be before facing the Nations League semifinal match against Canada next March, the Tricolor coach said that the director of the national teams Duilio Davino already has the requests. “I already told Duilio all the requests, he put them together in a calendar that has not reached where it should go, The plan is made, I was delighted to come to this type of environment, today many players grew up and I told them to continue competing in their teams, I did not guarantee that they would be able to return, but I told them that it was not a shame, that this is football “, Vasco explained in the face of the uncertainty that reigns in the Mexican team. About the performance against River, the coach. from Mexico said that: “Individually I rescued several players who did not hide and who were not affected by the environment, but collectively you cannot rescue much, But it was budgeted to see each player in this type of environment.” Finally he explained that there were no excuses for the defeat: “There are no justifications for the defeat, neither the grass, nor the referee, it is my fault for not foreseeing some things“That’s a lesson for me, but River is a team designed for great things, it’s a world-class team, its achievements are obvious, I came here to compete and this was wonderful and a way to grow.” Continue reading:– The Mexican team is the target of ridicule from Argentine fans– The Mexican anthem is booed by River Plate fans– River Plate defeats Mexico 2-0 in a poor display by the Tricolor

River Plate fans disrespect the Mexican national anthem

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The rivalry between Argentines and Mexicans wrote another page and now it was in the ceremony of the national anthems of both countries prior to the duel against River Platewhere the local fans disrespected the Mexican players by whistling the national anthem of Mexico at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. While the Tricolor players showed their gallantry by singing their anthemthe followers of the “Gallinas” did not stop whistling and booing the emblematic composition of the Aztec country, in what has been considered a new provocation in this antagonism that has been generated between the soccer fans of both countries. The Mexican anthem was sung first in the moments before the preparation match, where the whistles and shouts against it did not wait, as well as loud chants. and with insults for Mexicans. Offensive phrases like “His mother’s pussy!” Obviously this generated annoyance and indignation among social media users who questioned the lack of respect in such an emblematic moment for any country. and where Argentines did not mind attending these types of events. However, for the players of the Mexican national team, The insults and lack of respect for the national anthem did not discourage them from singing it. with all gallantry and personality, demonstrating the pride of representing Mexico in any place where they stand as it was in a Monumental stadium filled to the brim. Without a doubt, Lionel Messi’s recent signs against the América fans last Saturday at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas showing his heart and three fingers in reference to the FIFA world titles of the Argentina team, They fueled the controversy between both fans that has taken over social networks. The reactions due to the lack of respect did not wait for sports journalism in Mexicowhere several specialists criticized this unsportsmanlike behavior by River Plate fans and even the Argentine press itself reported on it, as reported by Diario Ole. It should also be noted that goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa’s criticism of Enzo Fernández’s score in the duel where Mexico lost 2-0 with the Albiceleste in the last Qatar 2022 World Cup, where the Mexican goalkeeper minimized the Argentine striker’s score by pointing out that it was the luck of a rookie. At the same time, also the comments of goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez mocking the performance of his colleague Guillermo Ochoa in said match, also It contributed to fueling the antagonism and rivalry between both fans. Continue reading:– River Plate defeats Mexico 2-0 in a poor display by the Tricolor– Mexico vs. River Plate with a full Monumental stadium and a full rivalry– “Vasco” Aguirre hopes that the kids of Mexico do not shrink at the home of River Plate

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