The Albicleste camp has been thrown into chaos by repeated reports and leaked audios suggesting Sampaoli has been overthrown by his team
Javier Mascherano has rubbished rumours that the Argentina squad had moved to depose coach Jorge Sampaoli from his position ahead of a crucial World Cup match.
The Albiceleste camp has been abuzz with reports suggesting a 'coup d'etat' against the under-fire boss, who has seen his team pick up just one point from six so far in Russia.
According to the reports, Sampaoli would be left in nominal charge but stripped of all tactical and selection decisions, with the squad in charge of picking the starting line-up against Nigeria.