THE DEATH OF CÉSAR LUIS MENOTTIone of the great heroes of Argentine football, which occurred last Sunday, It shocked everyone. His remains have been laid to rest since 10 this Tuesday at the Lionel Andrés Messi property of the AFA, in Ezeiza.in a burning chapel that will last until 5 p.m. and that is reserved only for sports personalities.
One of them will be the coach of the Argentine National Team, Lionel Scaloni, who arrived in Buenos Aires this morning from Europe. along with his aide-de-camp, Walter Samuel, and was asked to take photos and sign autographs by people who were surprised by his presence at the airport.
Menotti was the main promoter of Scaloni in the definitive continuity in his position after third place in the 2019 Copa América in Brazil and the good image that the team left under his provisional leadership in the last stage of the competition. A meeting in July of that year between the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapiaand Menotti, who held the position of Director of National Teams, was the foundation stone of what was to come and Flaco’s greatest contribution to the birth of a golden era. His wise observation was highly valued by the boss of the mother entity of Argentine football and the renewal of trust in Scaloni acquired consistency.
Menotti was the main promoter of Scaloni’s continuity in his position.
Other members of the coaching staff who will attend the wake del Flaco that will take place in the futsal gym, as already happened with Julio Grondona and Alejandro Sabella, They will be Roberto Ayala and Pablo Aimar, who reside in the country.
On the other hand, it was learned that the Professional League tournament that will begin this weekend would not bear the name of César Luis Menotti, as proposed by the AFA Executive Committeedue to commercial commitments already made, but it is being studied how to pay special tribute to whoever was the world champion coach with Argentina in 1978.