There's a new man in charge of the Argentina men's national team. The
Argentina soccer federation formally introduced Jorge Sampaoli on
Thursday as the team's new coach, replacing Edgardo Bauza who was let go
in April after a poor run of results.
A passionate, 57-year-old Argentine, Sampaoli was most recently the
coach of Sevilla, leaving the club earlier this month after the Spanish
club and the national team reached an agreement to let him out of his
contract. He has also coached Chile and club Universidad de Chile,
having tremendous success at both, including guiding the nation to its
first ever Copa America title in 2015, with a penalty-kick shootout win
over his birth country.
Sitting in fifth place in the CONMEBOL
World Cup qualifying standings, which is worth a spot in the qualifying
playoff, Argentina has a plenty of work to do. With four matches
remaining, the team is in a good spot to finish in the top five but will
likely finish higher if it plays up to its talent. The team is also
boosted by the return of Lionel Messi. His four-match suspension for
verbally abusing an official was dropped earlier last month, meaning he
is eligible for the next qualifiers in August and September.
But before the qualifiers, Sampaoli's squad has two friendly matches
in June: against Brazil in Melbourne on June 9 and at Singapore on June
13.
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