Scaloni and the World Cup (Julian Finney/Getty Images)

“CONFIRMED: There has been Lionel Scaloni for a while. Follow us! #ScalonetaModoOn #TodosJuntos”. With this message on the Argentine team’s Twitter account, the AFA announced the extension of the coach’s contract until the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. end to the renewal novel, which After the conquest in Qatar it had been delayed due to some disputes that had arisen, both economically and organizationally.

However, chairman Claudio Tapia’s trip to Paris for the top awards gala, in which Scaloni is nominated for best technical director, paved the way for the deal. And after a conversation, a tea between the two, between the manager and the adviser, the announcement appeared on the networks. “When trust is high, communication is easy and effective. We continue to strengthen the national team project, alongside Lionel Scaloni, the DT world champion “the former Barracas Central headline wrote in a post, along with the conclave snapshot.

The coach, who took the interim reins at the end of 2018, after the World Cup in Russia, and who was confirmed at the head of the process after the Copa América 2021, will now be in charge of commanding the team of the Albiceleste. in the Copa América 2024 and the Playoffs. Although both parties paid for the continuity, which they had ensured during the finalissima dispute in June 2022, the point which prolonged the talks the most was related to the conditions of Scaloni’s assistants, Pablo Aimar and Walter Samuel.

The national team will present themselves again in March 2023 for the FIFA double date, stipulated between the 20th and the 28th of this month: the rivals will be Panama and Suriname. There will be two friendly matches, one at the Monumental stadium and the other probably inside the country (Córdoba, San Juan and San Luis, the places in dance). The objective of these duels, beyond the resumption of the cycle, will be the meeting between the champions and the public, which will surely fill up quickly.

The image with which the AFA made the announcement
The image with which the AFA made the announcement

The quota that Scaloni will soon have to cover is that of the substitute physical trainer, after the departure of Rodrigo Barrios, who moved to Malaysia to work with Esteban Solari in Johor Darul Takzim.

It should be remembered that the Argentinian PF and Scaloni’s right-hand man is Luis Martín, who arrived at the AFA in 2017 to take charge of the physical preparation of the youth teams. First, he accompanied the coach to the L’Alcudia tournament and, once the internship was confirmed – he then continued as main coach – he remained in the coaching staff.

The tea table where they made the deal (@tapiachiqui)
The tea table where they made the deal (@tapiachiqui)

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