The condition of the former player and coach of Argentina Cesar Luis Menotti It was characterized by applause and sobbing that showed the baseball world’s love and admiration for the coach who put the first star on the Albiceleste shirt in 1978.
The ceremony was held in the property that the Argentine Football Association (AFA) held in Ezeiza (province of Buenos Aires) was attended by several relevant figures of national football, such as former champion players of that edition Daniel Passarella or Ubaldo Matildo Fillol.
Claudio Tapia, excited
One of the correct names is the president of AFA, Claudio Tapia, the coffin moved visibly in the chapel located in the sports facilities.
And beyond the successes obtained in his career as a player and as a coach, where he spent time in banks such as Huracán, Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona or Atlético de Madrid, the figure of the Rosario player is completely which changed by introducing a new tactical style. and aesthetic, where property dominates.
He made Huracán great
The president of Huracán, Daniel Garzón, He expressed to the media present that he can only be grateful that ‘Flaco’ is part of the history of the ‘Globo’, and that the entity of Parque Patricios is already thinking of the appropriate tributes.
“We are a big, but as Ángel Cappa said -former soccer player and coach of Argentina- the greats do not die and will continue to be with us,” said Garzón.
A ceremony according to his personality
The wake was also attended by big names in national football, such as the famous former player of Independiente de Avellaneda. Ricardo Bochini or the three-time U-20 World Champion with Argentina José Pekerman.
The famous journalist of Argentina Horacio Pagani He declares that this austere and humble ceremony surrounded by his people must have been to Menotti’s liking because “although he was great, he was shy.”
“Messi and 10 more”
Pagani also expressed that Former coach claims ‘Albiceleste’ is “Messi and 10 more”, when the figure of the Inter Miami star was criticized by the national media.
One of the attendees was the coach of Argentina, Lionel Scaloni who along with part of his coaching staff came to pay their respects to the family.
And Menotti is not only the first world champion coach with the Albiceleste, but the architect of the team that built ‘Scaloneta’, the national team champion in Qatar 2022.
In his role as general director of National Teams, ‘Flaco’ endorsed Scaloni’s arrivalwith no experience leading big teams, on the bench of Argentina’s senior team, and ended up winning three titles in just a year and a half: the Copa América 2021, the Finalissima 2022 and the World Cup.
Thanks from the family
One of Menotti’s sons He first wanted to thank all the people who shared his life, and above all the president of AFA for trusting his father in that position.
“Claudio Tapia is sure that my old man’s last years were lived in the place he always dreamed of, certainly in the place he loved the most,” he declared. Alejandro Menotti.
He also thanked the coaching staff of the national team because they allowed him for many years to live with enthusiastic young people and to return to what he once loved.
The world of football mourned last Sunday, after the death at the age of 85 of the legendary coach, who not only changed the game at the national level but was the architect of a way of playing that inspired many coaches, just as successful. spanish coach Pep Guardiola.
Source: La Verdad
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