According to SuperDepor.com, Lionel Scaloni is close to agreeing a contract extension as Argentina head coach, structured as 2+2 and initially running to the 2028 Copa América.
Only some financial details are said to remain before the 48-year-old signs, with an option to continue into the next World Cup if he chooses.
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Talks moved forward at the start of the first FIFA window after the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. That period also marked Lionel Messi’s farewell from the national team.
AFA officials have long wanted to extend his tenure, though uncertainty lay with Scaloni, who considered resigning in 2024. After finishing runners-up at the recent World Cup, he became emotional in his press conference and again raised stepping away, citing the challenge of rebuilding a squad after a cycle that began in 2018.
Scaloni has overseen a golden spell, winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup and the last two Copa América titles, and finishing runners-up at the recent World Cup in North America.
As players arrived for the new international window, Nicolás Paz urged that he stay, stressing the coach’s importance to him, while goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez said he would support Scaloni whatever decision he makes.
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