{"id":9480,"date":"2016-04-15T17:09:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T00:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=9480"},"modified":"2016-04-15T17:13:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T00:13:34","slug":"nissan-vehicles-compete-in-innovative-soccer-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=9480","title":{"rendered":"Nissan vehicles compete in innovative soccer match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9482\" src=\"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Nissan-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"Nissan\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Nissan-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Nissan.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Nissan, partner of the UEFA <span class=\"st\">(Union of European Football Associations) <\/span>Champions League, tested its vehicles during an innovative football game with what it considered the best alignment: The star football product portfolio in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>The innovative encounter was a faithful recreation of an official UEFA Champions League match with lineups presentation, referee, opening ceremony, halftime and closing-time. All League elements were present, including singing UEFA\u2019s anthem and greetings between competitors.<\/p>\n<p>Two teams of four members each competed on the field: Nissan NP300 Frontier in the strong defense, Nissan X-Trail and Nissan Qashqai in the middle and Nissan March in the powerful and agile front.<\/p>\n<p>Professional pilots were in charge of the challenge accompanied by special co-pilots from the sports world in Latin America, who will be sharing their own experience using Nissan vehicles during the match.<\/p>\n<p>The exclusive group of co-drivers comprised of \u2018players\u2019 including:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black team\u2014Quique Wolff.<\/strong> Former Argentine player and sports presenter, currently leads the &#8220;Simplemente F\u00fatbol&#8221; show on the ESPN television network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sebasti\u00e1n \u201cTat\u00e1n\u201d Mej\u00eda.<\/strong> Colombian experienced pilot of &#8220;Freestyle Motocross&#8221;. He is currently the official driver of the Nissan team in the Colombian &#8220;March Cup&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fabian Vargas.<\/strong> Colombian professional player; he has played in important teams in the region such as America and Millonarios of Colombia, Boca Juniors in Argentina, Almeira in Spain and International in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>White team\u2014Marcelo Benedetto.<\/strong> Argentine sports journalist who has worked in networks including TyC Sports, FOX Sports, Telefe and F\u00fatbol para todos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEl Rifle\u201d Varela.<\/strong> Juan Manuel Varela, currently leads the TV show TN Extreme.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jorge \u201cPatr\u00f3n\u201d Bermudez.<\/strong> Former Colombian soccer player better known as &#8220;El Patron Bermudez&#8221;, in 1988 he was captain of the Colombian national team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claudio Bust\u00edos.<\/strong> Chilean sports journalist of &#8220;Canal 13 and host of &#8220;Digan la verdad&#8221; show in the Tele13 Radio station.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams left everything on the field, confirming the capabilities of Nissan vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>To view the video, click here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q8YGMPEhgFs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q8YGMPEhgFs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nissan, partner of the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Champions League, tested its vehicles during an innovative football game with what it considered the best alignment: The star football product portfolio in Latin America. 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