Lionel Scaloni’s legacy begins to spread to other Latin American countries. After winning the World Cup in Qatar and being chosen as the best coach of 2022 in The Best of FIFA awards, The coach of the Argentine National Team participated in a promotional day with children from El Salvador and a meeting with Jorge “El Mágico” González, the best salvadoran soccer player in history.
“The truth is that Argentina’s triumph in the World Cup did Latinos very well. In the end, having brought the cup to this side gives us more strength and makes us feel more important on a sporting level and I hope it will serve for the future, for the development of Latino soccer”commented Scaloni in a press conference that took place in a hotel in the Salvadoran capital.
Received as a hero by the local public, who idolized him as if he were their own idol, the National Team coach did not stop signing autographs and shirts before being surprised by a group of boys who sang the already typical song of “Muchachos” as if they were Argentines that became famous during the World Cup in Qatar.
The Argentine coach, who signed his renewal until the end of the 2026 World Cup, assured that the memory of winning the tournament will be “indelible”. “It’s forever, for life, they are unique moments that we have had with the coaching staff, with the players, with all the people who have traveled to Qatar”the technician explained. “There is nothing more important than representing your country, being able to win, being able to be recognized by your people, there is nothing to pay for it, there is no money to pay for it. I would like everyone, at some point, to have that feeling that we have had because you have to live it, because explaining it is difficult”, he completed about the football conquest last December.
Invited by a Salvadoran television network, Scaloni thanked the hospitality received, praised the climate and the country’s beaches and surrendered to the pupusas, one of the typical Salvadoran foods. In that festive atmosphere, the DT shared the activities with Mágico González, the best Salvadoran soccer player of all time and who had international projection after playing in the 1982 World Cup in Spain. A figure from Cádiz, González was a contemporary of Diego Maradona and they praised each other on numerous occasions.
