Chiqui Tapia: I want Scaloni to stay with Argentina until 2030 | OneFootball

Claudio Tapia, president of the AFA, reaffirmed his desire for coach Lionel Scaloni to remain in charge of the Argentina National Team after the 2026 World Cup: he hopes to secure his continuity until 2030.

The coach from Pujato, who took over in 2018, has a contract with the national team until the 2026 World Cup. Now, just a few months before the championship begins in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, Chiqui publicly expressed that he wants him to continue with the Albiceleste for four more years.

“We think about sports projects: I want Scaloni to stay until 2030 with all his coaching staff. If I were thinking about results, I wouldn't have hired him. I thought about a team project that we didn't have”, Tapia assured at the Olé Summit.

Scaloni's last renewal to continue with the Argentina National Team was in February 2023, shortly after the historic victory in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Despite raising doubts in his iconic press conference at the Maracanã after the victory against Brazil in November 2023, he ultimately remained in charge of the Albiceleste.

Under his leadership, the Albiceleste is experiencing one of the best moments (or the best) in its history: it won the Copa América twice (Brazil 2021 and United States 2024), the Finalissima 2022, and the Qatar 2022 World Cup. In 2026, it will face Spain for the Finalissima, before the World Cup in North America. Meanwhile, Tapia is already thinking about the future and is hopeful of retaining him until 2026…

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