The former Sevilla coach returns to his home country with the highest expectations after years of sterling service in Chile and, most recently, Spain
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One of the worst-kept secrets in recent football history has finally come to the light. Jorge Sampaoli was confirmed as Argentina’s new coach on Thursday after months of speculation and none-too subtle approaches from those in charge in Buenos Aires, signing a deal that will take him up to the end of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The spectacle made for unseemly viewing at times, as the Argentine Football Association (AFA) carried out their courting of the Sevilla coach with all the subtlety and finesse of an elephant let loose in a supermarket.