SUMMARY
- Argentine journalist Gaston Trucco recently posted a comparison between Lionel Scaloni and some legendary national team coaches from the past.
- It took Helmut Schon 22 years as a manager to win the World Cup as well as the Continental Cup.
Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni has had a tremendous start to his coaching career. Scaloni, who is currently in his fourth year as the national team coach, has a glittering trophy cabinet. With the Copa America, the World Cup, and the Finalissima under his belt, Scaloni has won everything there is to win in international soccer. However, when put in context, Scaloni has already surpassed some of the most legendary soccer coaches.
Argentine journalist Gaston Trucco recently posted a comparison between Lionel Scaloni and some legendary national team coaches from the past. Trucco compared all the national team coaches who have won the World Cup as well as the Continental Cup. Besides Scaloni, there was the former German coach Helmut Schon, who won the World Cup as a coach in 1974 and the UEFA Euros in 1972.
Lionel Scaloni is the coach who needed the fewest years in his career to become CONTINENTAL and WORLD champion with a national team:
🇦🇷 Lionel Scaloni – 4 years
🇩🇪 Helmut Schön – 22 years
🇪🇸 Vicente Del Bosque – 25 years
🇧🇷 Carlos Alberto Parreira – 27 years
🇧🇷 Mário Zagallo -… pic.twitter.com/E87Rj2lHwJ— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) December 30, 2023
There was also the ex-Spanish coach Vicente Del Bosque, who led Spain to the 2010 World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2012 win. In addition to this, there were two legendary former Brazilian coaches, Carlos Alberto Parreira and Mario Zagallo. Parreira, who won the 1994 World Cup and the 2004 Copa America, and Zagallo who won the 1970 World Cup and the 1997 Copa America.
It took Helmut Schon 22 years as a manager to win the World Cup as well as the Continental Cup. Del Bosque took 25 years, Carlos Parreira took 27 years, and Zagallo took 31 years to accomplish this feat. However, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni required only four years to achieve this feat and surpass some of the all-time great coaches.
Lionel Scaloni is set to lead Argentina in the Copa America 2024
For the past few weeks, Argentine soccer fans have had their hearts in their mouths over the future of Lionel Scaloni on the national team. The controversy started after Argentina’s recent World Cup qualifier win against Brazil. Despite a historic victory at the Maracana, Scaloni dropped a bombshell statement after the match. He said that he was contemplating retiring from the national team.
(🌕) Lionel Scaloni will be the coach for the Copa America 2024! @gastonedul 🚨🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/Y9lkiIq7GN
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) December 29, 2023
Later, it was revealed that there had been some friction between the Argentina FA president, Chiqui Tapia, and Scaloni. However, the anxious moments have finally ended for the Argentine supporters. According to Argentine journalist Gaston Edul, Scaloni is set to lead Argentina to Copa America in 2024. The 45-year-old’s contract with the Argentina national team is currently ending in 2026.
