It appears as if Argentina’s head coach Lionel Scaloni will be finally attending the Copa America 2024 draw. Despite an extremely successful time with the national team, Scaloni is on the brink of leaving his job. It was previously even reported that Scaloni wouldn’t be attending the Copa America draw next month. However, it appears as if he has reversed his decision.
According to the Argentine journalist Gaston Edul, Lionel Scaloni will attend the Copa America 2024 draw on December 7. The Argentina coach will be present along with the Argentine delegation, including AFA president Chiqui Tapia. Tapia and Scaloni have been reportedly at odds with each other for quite some time now. The issue came to light after Argentina’s recent win against Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers.
(🌕) BREAKING: Lionel Scaloni has changed the decision, he will accompany the Argentine delegation and will be present at the Copa America 2024 draw. @gastonedul 🚨🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/li2B40F9u8
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) November 29, 2023
Following Argentina’s historic win, Lionel Scaloni stated that he is considering leaving the national team. He said that the national team requires a coach with energy, something which he feels depleted of. However, Scaloni didn’t confirm his retirement. Some feel it was a strategy to put pressure on Chiqui Tapia. The problems with Scaloni and Tapia started after Scaloni and his team refused to take a picture with an Argentine political leader.
One of the reasons why Lionel Scaloni wants to LEAVE Argentina is:
HE HAS NOT RECEIVED WORLD CUP BONUS SO FAR 🙄🙄#365scores #Scaloni #Argentina #WorldCup #Messi𓃵 pic.twitter.com/jTkyFBkUFw
— 365Scores (@365Scores) November 22, 2023
In addition to this, Lionel Scaloni and his coaching staff are yet to receive their bonuses for winning the World Cup. It has been almost a year since Argentina lifted the World Cup in Qatar and Scaloni hasn’t been rewarded for it yet. To date, Scaloni and his staff have only received their bonuses for winning the Copa America a couple of years ago.
Lionel Scaloni will reportedly resign after Copa America 2024
Meanwhile, the latest reports suggest that Lionel Scaloni is leaving the Argentina national team after Copa America 2024. The Copa America will be played in the United States next year. The draw is set to be held in Miami next month. In the current edition, six teams from CONCACAF (North America) are set the take part in the competition.
The defending champions, Argentina, would be looking to win their 16th title. However, Argentina received two massive blows months before the tournament even kicked off. Argentina winger Angel Di Maria has previously announced that he will retire from the national team after Copa America 2024. However, it appears that Lionel Scaloni is also looking to follow in Di Maria’s footsteps.
(🌕) There are concrete chances that Lionel Scaloni could leave Argentina National Team after the Copa America 2024. @estebanedul @leoparadizo 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JXU9SiD3VB
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) November 29, 2023
Journalist Leo Paradizo has reported that there are “concrete chances” that Scaloni will leave the national team next year. However, it has been also reported that Scaloni and Tapia will have a meeting before 2023 ends to sort out their issues. In the meantime, the Argentine fans would be desperately hoping that Scaloni changes his mind and reaches an agreement with the Argentina FA.