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For the AFA, Mascherano “continues to be the Under-20 coach”

For the AFA, Mascherano “continues to be the Under-20 coach”

Facing the World Cup of the category that would be played in the country, the Argentine Football Association assured that Javier Mascherano “continues to be” the coach of the youth team, despite rumors of resignation and departure.

While awaiting imminent confirmation of the FIFA about the appointment of the Argentina as the venue for the next Sub 20 world that will be held from next May 20, after the exclusion of Indonesia due to a diplomatic conflict, the AFA ratified to Javier Mascherano in charge of the national team in the youth category.

This was stated by the manager of national teams of the AFA, Omar Soutowho today said in Telam Radio that “Mascherano never sat down and handed in his resignation, so he’s still the coach of the Under 20s.”

“Mascherano is so responsible that you don’t have to convince him, but accompany him so that he can continue working in the national team. He is a good man and he is going to give a lot to the selected players. He was recently speaking with (Lionel) Scaloni and they convinced him that he had to go on, because he never really sat down and resigned”he explained.

In this way, the former midfielder of the National Team will continue to lead the team and could direct it in the worldwhich will begin on May 20, in case Argentina be designated as the host country of the contest, as anticipated on Thursday by the president of the FIFA, Gianni Infantinoin a press conference that he gave at the headquarters of the conmebol together with the Paraguayan leader Alejandro Dominguez.

“There is already a history of this situation. Brazil was left out for a year, they gave it the venue due to a problem and then it ended up being champion of that tournament. Maybe we are lucky and it happens to us too“, added the manager of selections of the AFA.

If confirmed, the Sub 20 world will be held simultaneously with the Professional Soccer Leagueso the AFA is considering the possibility of using several stages of the Inside from the country.

“Tapia moved quickly and was the first to propose hosting Argentina when he found out that Indonesia was going to lose the organization. We are waiting for an official confirmation, which has to come soon because there is little time to organize everything.”concluded souto.

Source: Ambito

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