“If people think I can know eleven people from El Salvador, they are mistaken” | Relief

Julio Maldonado “Maldini” It is one of the greatest institutions in the world of communications in Spain. In print media, on radio, on television… The journalist is waiting for a new America’s Cup.this time from Madrid for Movistar+, where he will be the network’s star commentator presenting the entire tournament, live for those who stay late and stay late for those who can’t make it until five in the morningend time of the matches of the last shift.

Maldini already has his favorite team to win – Argentina. Although he claims that there are many teams in South America with a very good average level: “I really want to see Ecuador, who has Felix Sanchez. Colombia They have a very good team, they are unbeatable, James is playing very well. Let’s see what the Chilean team can do with Gareca.. AND Bielsa with Uruguay, I have it on my pedestal. “There are many possible champions, but Argentina is the favorite.”

For Maldini, the America’s Cup is different because South America is different: “South America has football talent. I’m a fan of Maradona and Messi. South American football is the cradle of unrivaled talent. Every football fan should see South America,” he told Relevo.

Maldini was present live at the 1991 Copa America as a journalist. And this is in 1987, when Maradona was a fan: “My first memory of the America’s Cup is in 1987 in Argentina, which Uruguay won. Maradona performed as a world champion, but played poorly and was not in good physical shape. Almost my first job as a journalist was the 1991 Copa America in Chile, which Argentina won. There was no end, there was a final home run,” says the “king” of social media predictions that went viral.

“The fact that the forecast is not fulfilled makes it viral, even more viral. If you do it right, it won’t go viral. People tell me this in the fields.” If people think that I can compare with El Salvador’s eleven players, they are mistaken. But I have the opportunity to watch games and learn. The same thing at the Eurocup, I made 24 videos, one for each team. But before seeing Slovenia, it was very difficult to film them.”

Simultaneous participation in the Eurocup and America’s Cup.

Maldini usually sleeps little, but from today he will sleep more during the day than at night. Because he wants to see most of the matches live and will also commentate on the European Cup matches on Cope Playtime.

“I’m going to commentate on 13 Copa America games and I’ll try to combine it as best I can. I won’t get much sleep, but it’s worth it. No secret, try to sleep as much as possible during the day. “I want to see all the matches live, just like the European Cup matches.”

Presence of USA, Mexico and Canada

Like the 2016 America’s Centennial Cup, this tournament will feature teams from North and Central America. USA, Canada, Mexico, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Panama. They will be the main characters along with ten South American teams. For Maldini this raises the level of the tournament.

“I think the rest of America has very strong teams, I think the United States is superior to Mexico, there’s also Canada and we have the Central Americans. This makes the tournament grow. We cannot rule out that at some point the USA or Mexico will become American champions.. It’s very difficult, yes.”

Argentina and the words Mbappe

For the journalist, Albiceleste is a favorite: “I consider Argentina my favorite., because it maintains the level of the World Cup. I think Messi will come very motivated, this is the last big tournament, I think he won’t make it to the World Cup in the USA, and with everything he has, he looks like a fantastic team to me. He’s very mature after what happened these years“, remember.

The European Cup is held on the other side of the Atlantic, and one of the main characters is Mbappe, who once said that the European Cup is more difficult than the World Cup: “Perhaps Mbappe means that the game can be more comfortable. But I think the South American qualifiers are more difficult, although there is now one more place. “I think they are more difficult to play than the European ones.”

Brazil, behind

He also spoke about the five-time world championwhich in recent years has been going through a period of recovery and which does not have Neymar in this Copa America: “I can’t see Brazil well. I think it is the Brazilian team that has had the most problems lately. This is some kind of disaster. I think Vinicius can make a big contribution, but they lack quality midfielders.“, he concluded.