The Albiceleste will face the Blanquirroja this Saturday, starting at 9pm, without the presence of the coach in the corralito. Find out the reasons.
Lionel Scaloni will not be able to coach the Argentine National Team when this Saturday, from 9 pm, he faces Peru for the third and final date of group A of the America Cup. The Albiceleste, already classified, will seek to be first in the area at the Hard Rock stadium in Miami but He will not have his coach due to a sanction.
Why Scaloni doesn’t coach the Argentina vs. Peru team
Scaloni will not be able to be on the bench of the Argentine National Team in the duel against the Blanquirroja since He received a one-match ban from Conmebol because the team came out a few minutes late to play the second half in the last match against Chile. That is why he could not even participate in the press conference before the match on Friday and his role will be taken by Pablo Aimar, one of his assistants. In any case, he will attend the Hard Rock Stadium to watch the match from a box seat. In the official list, Walter Samuel will appear as the technical director, but The Clown will be the one who has the greatest influence when it comes to making decisions.
The coach from Pujato had already received a warning for the same reason after the match against Canada in the debut and that is why this time he was sanctioned. Besides, The AFA was fined 15 thousand dollars that will be deducted from the amount of the tickets. The national team coach, Ricardo Gareca, will also have to serve his sentence.
Scaloni suspended: he will not coach against Peru
Against Canada, the Albiceleste spent more than 20 minutes between leaving the field and stepping onto the pitch again, which sparked anger from the coach of Canada, Argentina’s rival in that first match.
Against Chile, meanwhile, the players took just two extra minutes to return to the field. But those 120 seconds against La Roja became the recurrence punishable by law.
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