Argentine tactician, Lionel Scaloni has been a blessing in disguise for Paris Saint Germain forward enigma Lionel Messi in his international senior professional football career, as he helped the football icon changed the narrative of not winning any major trophy for the Albiceleste in 15 years to having three to his cabinet in not up to 2 years.
The pressure of his inability to replicate his trophy-ladden career for the Albiceleste has been a basis of criticism for the seven times Ballon D’or winner before the appointment of Lionel Scaloni as the head coach in charge, with Lionel Messi announcing his retirement from international football at some point.
In 2016 when Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after losing a final to Chile, Lionel Scaloni tweeted a post of Lionel Messi’s image where he was surrounded by opponent players indicating that the picture says it all after which he seek for his indulgence not to act in that regard.
In 2018, Lionel Scaloni was then appointed as Argentina manager and the rest has been history so far as he became the first Argentina manager to help Lionel Messi lift his first ever international trophy in the Copa America final against Brazil in 2021.
In 2022, they won the CONMEBOL-UEFA Cup of Champion known as the Finalissima against Italy after which they headed to the World Cup final against France where Lionel Messi won his first ever World Cup trophy and the third in Argentina’s history.
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