El Loco is the driver of the Celeste and will face the team he led for six years for the third time, with an equal record.
Marcelo Bielsa has an indelible mark on the Argentina national team and no one is indifferent to his figure: El Loco stirs up love and strife among the fans, but on Thursday, November 16, he will once again be on the opposite sidewalk, since He is the technical director of Uruguay, rival of the world champions on the fifth date of the South American qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup.
WHAT ARGENTINA WAS LIKE WHEN THEY FACED A BIELSA TEAM
Crazy He led Argentina for six years, between 1998 and 2004, as after the resounding failure in Korea-Japan 2002, Julio Grondona decided to keep him in office because of his excellent work in the previous years. And his departure came after winning his only title in charge of the national team, the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Two years later it was appointed to lead Chile and the official premiere was precisely in the Monumental: the On October 13, 2007, La Roja visited Argentina and won 2–0 from the team led by Alfio Basile with two beautiful goals from Juan Román Riquelme.
However, a year later he took revenge, to be precise on October 15, 2008, when La Roja defeated Albiceleste 1–0 with a goal from Fabián Orellana in Santiago. That match was the last for Coco, who would leave his position to be replaced by Diego Maradona.
Source: Goal
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