On Tuesday, about twenty fans warmly welcomed the technical director of the Argentine national team, Lionel Scaloniwho arrived at Palma de Mallorca airport this Tuesday having touched the sky with his hands after proclaiming himself champion at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Scaloni, who stopped in Madrid, was warmly welcomed by his compatriots with alluding chants of the title won just over a week ago, the third for the Albiceleste in the history of the World Cup, wearing the shirts of the national team and various Argentine teams. His wife Elisa and their two children were also waiting for him there.
“Give him a sample”, “To death with the Scaloneta” and “Thank you Lio”were some of the messages received by the coach, who has lived for several years in the Mallorcan municipality of Calviá.
Scaloni chose the island to live with his family after a long journey as a footballer in Europe, which saw memorable passages for Deportivo de La Coruña, West Ham United, Racing de Santander, Lazio and Atalanta.
His coaching career, in fact, began in the Cadet A of the Son Caliú de Calviá Club, an activity that he alternated with technical courses until he obtained the title that allowed him to lead professional teams.
Scaloni spent Christmas in his hometown of Pujato in the province of Santa Feimmediately after having celebrated the title of world champions with their players in Buenos Aires.
The DT, who is currently negotiating the renewal of his contract with the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, is a regular at the matches played by Real Mallorca, of the Spanish First Division, at its Son Moix stadium, whenever his commitments with the national team allows it.
Javier AguirreMexican coach of the Majorcan club, praised Scaloni when asked about his role during last week’s World Cup in Qatar
“He got the great figure that Leo Messi is to work for the team. He gathered important and talented people around him and they played as a team. And that’s the job of coaches. Lio broke the mold and I think he’s greatHe’s been a coach for many years and we hope we have a lot of fun” Aguirre said.
Source: EFE
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