Long minutes after finishing the New Jersey final with Spain’s victory, after the congratulations and celebrations, Lionel Scaloni He stopped by the MetLife Stadium press room to talk about the game and Argentina’s path in this World Cup.
And it broke. The Argentine, who resides in Spain and whose family is Spanish, She burst into tears before leaving, talking about her future.
“I didn’t talk to Leo. Regarding me, I’m going to talk to the president, I have an idea of what I want to do, I will fulfill the contract and then I’ll see. The truth is that I feel the need to think, because I don’t know if I will be able to do something as big as this. Maybe we’ll have to talk. I am grateful to the president for giving me an opportunity like this, to be in a place. I’ll be here until December and then I’ll probably be done,” he declared before bursting into tears.
The truth is that I feel the need to think, because I don’t know if I will be able to do something as big as this.
“To be in the place I am, dreamed of by everyone. We have tried until the last moment to give our best as a coaching staff and as players. It’s only fair that I can take this time and think about it, this place is wonderful, It is a dream place that I never thought of in my life,” he added after composing himself… but with the emotion still present.
It’s only fair that I can take this time and think about it.
His contract with the AFA ends at the end of 2026. “In my life I thought, all the guys on the coaching staff think, to be in this place. So, To continue, you need a lot of things, especially to reset yourself, to form a group like this again, that it will hardly be formed again and it hurts my soul,” he said before leaving the press room.
