On the afternoon of this Friday, December 9, Argentina is measured against the Netherlands for the quarterfinals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in which the Albiceleste is the only Latin American team alive in the contest after the elimination of Ecuador and Uruguay in group stage and Brazil at the hands of Croatia in the same instance as Argentina, which advanced after beating Australia in the round of 16.
Meanwhile, the permanence of the Argentine national team in these defining phases not only translates into a sporting achievement for Argentina, but also in the movement of the economy in the River Plate country and in the region, where the passion for the team led by Lionel Messi has exhausted the stocks of official shirts and Ecuador is no exception.
World Cup jerseys monopolize demand with various price and quality options
Before the match between Argentina and the Netherlands, in Adidas stores there were no longer Argentina starting jerseys. “Sold out nationwide,” said a vendor at the store located in the CityMall shopping center in Guayaquil. In the brand’s stores there were only the alterna and other accessories such as sweaters and concentration clothes.
Adidas has eight stores performance and two originals, in Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca.
Roberto Castells, Marketing Manager of the brand in Ecuador, confirmed the great demand for the albiceleste clothing in the country and the shortage. “Yes, we are already with 80% of Argentina sold,” revealed the executive, who assured that the sales of the shirts skyrocketed due to the presence of Messi in the team.
This, because it is the last World Cup that Messi will play, as well as that of other stars from other teams who are also in these last instances of Qatar 2022 with their teams, such as Luka Modric from Croatia and Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal.
Meanwhile, regarding the preferences of the fans, Castells assured that Argentina’s favorite shirt is the starting one, which has the classic design of light blue and white vertical stripes.
These are the prices in Ecuador of the official jerseys of the Qatar 2022 World Cup
In Marathon stores they are also over. Antonio Macías could not find Argentina’s starting shirt last Sunday at the Policentro premises or at the Mall del Sol, there he also went to Adidas without success.
On the Adidas Ecuador website you can find some clothing options for the Argentine team, including the alternate jersey at a price of $142.90, the shorts of the home kit at $59.90, training jersey at $84.90, double-sided jackets at $119.90, but there is no home jersey because it is out of stock.
Castells assured that next January he will arrive stock to stores in Ecuador. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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