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Edgardo Bauza Appointed Argentina Manager: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

The Argentina national team has reportedly hired Sao Paulo manager Edgardo Bauza to succeed Gerardo Martino as its coach.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has yet to confirm the hire, but Goal's Daniel Edwards shared a statement from Sao Paulo about Bauza's departure: "Sao Paulo announce that [Bauza] has revealed he received and accepted on Monday evening an offer from the [AFA] to take over the national team. As a result, he will leave the post of coach of the Tricolor."

The 58-year-old has managed various club teams throughout South America. Most famously, he led LDU Quito to a Copa Libertadores title in 2008 and won the tournament again with San Lorenzo in 2014.