November 12, 2020. Argentina faced Paraguay in the Playoffs World Cup players in The Bombonera. Scaloni on one side, Berizzo of other, Sports from Coruña on one side, Celtic from Vigo of the other. Two idols from their clubs in Spain and the first confrontation between them as coaches. The tie to one did not leave anyone happy, but today there will be a new opportunity to see them face to face.
Eduardo ‘Toto’ Berizzo arrived in Vigo in the 00/01 season, There he played a total of 111 games and scored 7 goals. Central category, he was one of the idols of the Vigo fans. He left the club at the end of the 03/04 season, although everyone knew that one day he would return. And in August 2014, he returned as a coach. Of celeste he directed nothing more and nothing less than 148 encounters, reaping 61 victories, 36 draws and 51 defeats, averaging 1.48 points per game. The passage of Berizzo as coach of the Celtic It was very good and the fans remember it very fondly.
In the other side, Lionel Scaloni. The Argentine from Santa Faith became a reference of the club coruñés during his years as a player. Arrived on 97/98 and played until the end of 06/05, with a total of 264 games and 16 goals as a blue and white. With the Sports won a League, a Cup of Rey and two Super Cups from Spain, in addition to playing the Champions League and live the best years in the club’s history. From his beginnings as a coach it was always rumored that he could be close to the A Coruña club, but at the moment he is the brand new coach of the Argentina Selection.
Tomorrow at the Mané Garrincha from Brasilia, they will face again and Galicia will be awaiting a duel that may be repeated in the future, with the technicians directing in the league Spanish and with a new derby Galician inside the court.
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