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Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni left his post-match news conference in tears as he spoke about his future after Sunday’s World Cup final defeat by Spain.
Scaloni, 48, was looking to become just the second coach in history to retain the title after overseeing Argentina’s 2022 triumph in Qatar.
But the European Championship Spain proved very strong, as Ferran Torres extra time strike It saw Luis de la Fuente’s side add to their European crown.
Scaloni’s contract expires in December and he was overcome with emotion when asked about his future.
“I will talk to the president,” he said. “I have an idea of what I want to do. I look at my contract and I feel like I need it. I don’t know if it’s possible to do something that big. We have to talk about it.”
“Thank you to the president for giving me the opportunity to be where I am now. It was a dream place for everyone. We tried to give everything we could until the last minute, the staff and the players. I think it’s worth taking this time to reflect.”
“Bear with me, I don’t know if I can go on,” Scaloni said through tears.
“This place is fantastic, it’s a dream place,” he said. “My staff and I never thought we would be here.
“You need a lot of things to go on, especially to reset your mind, to reset, to create a team like this again. That’s very difficult to recreate.”
He finally got up and apologized before leaving the room.
“It really hurts, I’m really sorry.”
