Scaloni has a woman by his side whom he met thanks to a lost final in his time as a footballer.
Lionel Scaloni He has become one of the best young coaches in the world, but the story could be different without the presence of his wife, Eliza Montero. The technician of the albiceleste is a few steps away from conquering the Qatar World Cup 2022an achievement that would mean a lot for a man with no club-level experience on the bench.
However, in Scaloni’s own words, the reason why he became a coach after a long career as a footballer, thanks to his wife’s encouragementwhich pushed him to stay connected with football even if it was at a different stage.
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HOW DID SCALONI MEET ELISA MONTERO?
Scaloni suggested Star+ how fate turned defeat into the necessary step to meet who would become the love of his life.
“I went to play in England, a very good half year in which we played the FA Cup final against Liverpool, in Cardiff as Wembley was being redeveloped. We won 3-2, at the last moment the ball went to the far post and I tapped Cissé. I feel him scream in pain and I throw the ball out. It was good for me because there was one minute left. Cissé gets up and when they take out the side they pass it to my body and I flip it up. The Norwegian Riise receives him, alternates him in front, Gerrard takes him from 40 meters and they tied us 3-3. We went to penalties and lost. That’s why I didn’t renew at West Ham. If I had won that final, my wife wouldn’t exist and my two sons Ian and Noah,” he explained.
“I met Elisa in Mallorca. It was really crazy because I had two months left on my loan before I went back to Lazio and I met her. I was 31 and she was 29. I had to row, I couldn’t find her phone. She didn’t come back to where I met her. Mallorca is a very small island, you start looking for contacts and eventually you arrive. She was playing volleyball and I found her. I told him, ‘I like you, everything is fine, but I have to go back to Italy. What are you doing? Do you want to come back with me?’ And the next day he said yes, left everything behind and came. We went to Rome and we’ve been together for 15 years,” he added in the Star+ special.
In reality, little is known about Montero other than her past as a volleyball player and her influence on Scaloni’s career as a coach. He is not usually one to seek the attention of the cameras or share his life on social networks.
Scaloni and Montero They have two children from their relationship, Ian, 11, and Noah, six.who were born in Rome and Mallorca respectively.
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