Lionel Scaloni has no intention of stepping down as head coach after guiding Argentina to World Cup glory, says Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia.
Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties in an exciting Qatar 2022 ultimate that completed 3-3 after additional time to add to the Copa America crown received final 12 months.
With his crew’s newest success, Scaloni turned simply the third supervisor in historical past to win each competitions, after former Brazil bosses Mario Zagallo and Carlos Alberto Parreira.
The 44-year-old is due to be out of contract later this week and has been tipped to take on a high-profile place at membership degree, however Tapia doesn’t see that occuring.
“I have no doubt he will continue to be the head coach of the Argentina team,” AFA chief Tapia informed reporters.
“We are both men of our word. We shook hands and we said yes to each other. He is currently travelling but as soon as he comes back we are going to finalise it.”
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Scaloni has been in cost since July 2018, initially on a caretaker foundation, and likewise received the inaugural Finalissima earlier this 12 months with victory over European champions Italy.
However, the choice to appoint Scaloni as Jorge Sampaoli’s successor after defeat to France within the final 16 of Russia 2018 was not a unanimous one.
“Ninety-nine per cent of people thought we were wrong or even crazy,” Tapia stated. “But this team brought happiness to the people with the three titles they won.”
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