Scaloni 'grateful & excited' after contract extension
Scaloni, who initially took charge of Argentina as an interim head coach, was able to extend his contract for another 4 years with his good performance.
Lionel Scaloni, who recently extended his contract with
Argentina, expressed his happiness that he was given the opportunity to lead this team until the 2026 World Cup.
Yesterday, the Argentine Football Federation confirmed that Scaloni will sit on the bench for another four years and his contract has been extended until the end of the 2026 World Cup. Scaloni, who succeeded Jorge Sampaoli in 2018, last year led Argentina to the Copa America title for the first time since 1993, and on Tuesday they beat
Jamaica3-0 in World Cup warm-up matches, which
Lionel Messiscored twice and extend Albi Celeste's invincibility to 35 games. Now Scaloni announced that his focus is on continuing the good progress of the national team.
He said:
"I'm excited and grateful.
"I want to continue, who wouldn't want to do it with the Argentine national team?
"I have the best relationship with the president, we met today, everything is on track."
Asked about their results against elite teams, Scaloni said:
"The result is positive, not for the results, but because the players gave themselves to the maximum.
"Sometimes things don't go well but this team knows that sometimes you can suffer, the rival can be better, and you have to stay entrenched and work.
"Don't forget that our idea of the game could be different from what was seen today You have to know what to do in the game and this team knows it."
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