It's official: Chiqui Tapia confirmed Lionel Scaloni as coach of the national team – 29/11/2018

In the midst of the scandal of the Copa Libertadores final between Boca and River, the Argentine Football Federation played a key role in an badembly essential for its future. And it has been confirmed the continuity of Lionel Scaloni as technical director of the national team.

The santafesino ceases to be acting and will be at least until the completion of the Copa America Brazil 2019. Thus will be replaced the replacement of Jorge Sampaoli, badistant during the disappointing performance of the World Cup in Russia 2018.

"It is important to know what we want for all our national teams, we have seen the work of Lionel Scaloni and, therefore, we will offer its continuity until the Copa América", said AFA President Claudio Tapia.

In this sense, the AFA presented to the leaders a project of Selections covering the next 10 years and whose objective is "to avoid that, before the change of trainers, the processes are interrupted and that, consequently, the whole work depends on a family name and not institution ", as underlined by a brochure given to the media present on the property Ezeiza.

Scaloni took the helm that had left Drift Sampaoli after being fired after his disappointing World Cup job. The unforeseen half begins with a good foot in the tournament of Alcudia where the under 20 was champion.

With this release, the young DT born in Pujato regained control of the Major and played six friendlies: 3-0 victories against Guatemala, 4-0 against Iraq and 2-0 against Mexico; 0-0 tied with Colombia and the only defeat was against Brazil 1-0.

"The ultimate goal of this change is to bring the Argentine Football Federation to be one of the world's top three federations, in the organizational, educational and professional fields," they said.

From this initiative, it is necessary to determine the technical bodies of the youth categories. While Scaloni will take the reins of the major, he will leave his post of under 20 coach, who sees the South American Chilean in sight next January.

In the AFA, they want this place in the bank of the under-occupied by Pablo Aimar, but the clown He feels very comfortable with the Sub-17 position for which he was hired. That's why the direction points to two others: Gabriel Milito and Fernando Bocha Batista.

The reform of the National B was also put to the vote, which aims for the 2019/20 season of the second division of Argentine football is played by 32 teams divided into two zones of 16.

With regard to administrative matters, the Assemblies approved the balance of the 2017/18 financial year and the 2018/19 period budget.