Lionel Scaloni left the country: the commotion caused by his presence at the airport

Lionel Scaloni He left Argentina. This Monday, the coach of the National Team who established himself in the Qatar World Cup 2022 He flew to Spain, the country where he lives with his wife and children. In the midst of the expectation for the announcement of his continuity in the position, the man from Santa Fe was dismissed by the fans as a national hero.

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Shouting “Give him a champion!”, hundreds of people who were this morning at the Ezeiza airport paid an impromptu tribute to Scaloni. Passers-by, passengers who had scheduled flights, were surprised by the world champion DT and did not hesitate to recognize his work with songs and ovations.

After spending Christmas in Pujato, his hometown, the coach of the National Team took a plane to Spain to meet his wife and children in Mallorca. Before boarding, He was smiling and posing for fan photos.

“Chiqui” Tapia: “I have no doubt that Scaloni will continue as coach of the National Team”

The president of the AFA Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia He said he has no doubts about the continuity from Lionel Scaloni in charge of the Argentine National Team: “He is the coach of the Argentine national team. We are both men of our word, we shook hands, the word yes. He went on a trip because of a passport issue for one of his children and when he returns to the country we will talk, as we did until yesterday ”.

Tapia spoke at a press conference in an act organized by San Juan together with the governor Sergio Unac, who referred to the leader as “a friend” and stressed: “The achievement is so great that it exceeds the AFA, the leaders, what you and your team achieved, is that we Argentines feel part of something as important as the obtaining the World Cup”.

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In the AFA They have a key objective for the next few days: to close the definitive agreement and the signing of Scaloni to confirm the contract renewal announced by Tapia in September. The selector the contract has not yet been renewed which expires this week, although he has already publicly stated his intention to stay in office who assumed in August 2018 on an interim basis after the departure of Jorge Sampaoli after the World Cup in Russia.