It is not an exaggeration of this Argentina multi-champion, finalist again, he has long been referred to as the Scaloneta. This is a fair tribute to his coach. To Lionel Scaloni, to the man who took over as interim coach after the failure of Russia 2018 and ended up telling an unforgettable story.
It’s worth stopping and betting on a quick review. Scaloni is the first Argentina coach to coach 4 official finals. He has already added 3 stars with impressive closings: Copa América 2021 kneeling Brazil at Maracaná, Finalissima 2022 dancing and beating Italy and World Cup 2022 in a magnificent final against France. Sunday will be the fourth: Copa America 2024.
As if understanding Lionel’s brutal technical yield, over the past three years his team has played twice as many finals (4) as lost (almost 2). To measure the capacity that Argentina has shown to the eye, it has won 12 of the 13 it has played. And if that wasn’t enough, he also has the best undefeated streak (36 games) in the entire history of the Albiceleste.
All Scaloni live naturally. “It’s something to be proud of. My gratitude is all to the players. We come from praise, from victory. And coming here after this is worth double. It’s very difficult to reach another final. It’s a feeling of happiness, but also of concern. The bar is very high,” he said after the victory against Canada.
Argentina is starting to shake as Angel Di María has announced that Sunday will be his last match for the national team. Also, because Lionel Messi turned 37 and said that “they are the last matches.” The next day they had no worries.
Scaloni, then, responded about Messi and what is to come: “Leo must be left alone. He knows that on our part we will not close the door, on the contrary. He can be with us as long as he wants , even he will retire if he wants to be with us too. If I go somewhere else, if he wants I will take him. It will be a big help to me, but let him decide what he wants.”
“Messi is here as long as he wants. We will not close the door on him. On the contrary, if he wants, when he leaves he can continue with us. He will be welcomed. And if at any time I leave, I will take him wherever he is go.”
Di María confirmed that he is leaving the national team
Regarding Fideo, the albiceleste coach said: “I’m in favor of letting Di María play and not taking him off. Then we’ll see if we can convince him to stay or not. In the meantime, he has to enjoy the moment.” After a while, on his social networks, the left-hander removed any possibility of continuing with the national team after Sunday’s finals.
And that match, the decisive one, was also addressed by Scaloni: “Colombia and Uruguay are two top rivals, one of the best at national team level. It would be reckless to say that I prefer one or the other. We’ve already beaten one (Uruguay). “We haven’t played in Colombia yet, but with this coach it’s also very difficult.”
In closing, Scaloni pointed out the secret for Argentina to maintain itself over time at the highest level of the world: “With a National Team, a process is needed no matter what. When we started it didn’t go well for us .The important thing is the message one can give, I want this path to continue.
Source: La Verdad
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