MIAMI — Two Argentinians will be coaching in Sunday’s Copa América final.
On one side, there’s Lionel Scaloni – the 46-year-old unflappable Argentina manager who once played for his national team and has more recently led La Albiceleste to two major tournament championships at the 2021 Copa América and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
On the other side, there’s Néstor Lorenzo — a 58-year-old tactician who once played for Argentina alongside Diego Maradona. Now, he’s Colombia’s head coach.
While it may seem like facing your former team and home country could set off conflicting feelings, Lorenzo is focused. He wants to do something that hasn’t been done in more than 20 years, which is to bring the Copa América trophy back to Colombia.
Even if that means going through Argentina to do it.
