Javier Mascherano was made official as coach of the Under 20 National Team

The formalization of Argentina as organizer of Sub 20 world soccer match that should start on May 20, after Indonesia lost the venue by decision of FIFA, can take place tomorrow, the best indication of this possibility being that at this time Javier Mascheranowho had resigned, decided to return to the technical direction of the national team in this category.

wishes of the president AFA, Claudio Tapiasupported by the coach of the senior team, lionel scaloniand by its own captain, Lionel Messifor Mascherano to revise his initial position of abandoning the leadership of the Sub 20 after being eliminated in the first round of the South American from Colombia the possibility of attending this worldfinally they were heard by the “little boss”.

In recent days, voices had already been heard from the AFA in the sense that to mascherano “It was not necessary to convince him because he belongs to the national team”, but today everything became clear because he “did not need to be convinced “He was convinced to return”indicated sources afistas.

And this is also the best indication that Argentina will be made official, possibly tomorrow, as the organizer of the Sub 20 World Cupsince otherwise, Mascherano would have nothing to direct.

But by becoming the organizing country, a merit of “Chiqui” Tapiawhich moved quickly so that when the Indonesian headquarters fell, Argentina immediately applied to replace it, now the national Sub 20 will be able to participate, after that right was denied through sports in Colombia. And for that condition he will also be one of the seeded teams.

Of course, both the organization of the event and the planning of the work of the under 20which had been dismantled after the elimination, must be constituted with the haste that supposes barely a month and a half for the beginning of the worldif the dates continue to be held between Saturday May 20 and Sunday June 11 next.

For the time being and according to what has been discussed with mascheranothe practices with local soccer players would begin after the eleventh weekday date of the Professional League which will take place on Tuesday the 11th, Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th of April.

Of course, later the Argentine team will have the chance to strengthen itself, and in a big way, with the footballers who play abroad, starting with the attacker of Manchester United, Alejandro Garnachowho is recovering from a left ankle injury but is expected to arrive fit for this event.

matias soulefrom Juventus, as well as the brothers Valentin and Franco Carboniwho also act in Italian football, or Facundo Buonanottethe former Rosario Central today partner of Alexis MacAllister in English Brighton and Hove, are some of the names that would join the “Mascherano team” once again.

“We have now received Argentina’s candidacy and here I have the letters from President Claudio Tapia and the Ministries of Tourism and Sports, and the Economy, to support and give all the guarantees that are necessary for this candidacy,” he reported last week. in Asunción the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantinoduring a congress of conmebol.

“Argentina is a world champion country that has a very strong candidacy and now the next steps in the coming days will be to transfer this request from the Argentine Association to the FIFA Bureau, which will be the one that will make the final decision,” said Infantino. In Paraguay.

Indonesia lost the venue after demonstrations by local governors against Israel’s participation in the Under 20 World Cup for political reasons.