The 2022 Qatar World Cup is approaching and the qualified teams are still preparing for the start of the tournament, but those who didn't make it are also getting ready for the next World Cup Qualifiers. Now, Colombia has officially announced the appointment of Argentinean Néstor Lorenzo as their coach for the upcoming World Cup process, and with this news, the number of Argentinean coaches in Conmebol nations has increased.
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As it is known, the 'cafeteros' want the current coach of Melgar to join their team to start working towards the next World Cup. Under this context, this would mean one more Argentinean leading another South American national team, and practically only Brazil and Uruguay would be exempt from this trend.
It is worth mentioning the 'practically' because Bolivia still doesn't have a confirmed coach, but the options they are considering are Pizzi and Batista, both Argentines. Therefore, with this nation, there would be 8 national teams that have an Argentinean head coach.
It is important to highlight that the coach of the 'Canarinha' is Tite, from Brazil, and the 'charrúa' coach is Diego Alonso, from Uruguay. Therefore, both countries are the only ones with coaches from their own land.
The coaches of Conmebol national teams
In total, there are 10 national teams:
- Lionel Scaloni (Argentinian) - Coach of Argentina.
- Gustavo Alfaro (Argentinian) - Coach of Ecuador.
- Ricardo Gareca (Argentinian) - Coach of Peru.
- Barrios Schelotto (Argentinian) - Coach of Paraguay.
- Eduardo Berizzo (Argentinian) - Coach of Chile.
- Nestor Pekerman (Argentinian) - Coach of Venezuela.
- Nestor Lorenzo (Argentinian) - Coach of Colombia (strong possibility).
- Pizzi/Batista (Argentinians) - options for coach in Bolivia.
- Tite (Brazilian) - Coach of Brazil.
- Diego Alonso (Uruguayan) - Coach of Uruguay.
Nestor Lorenzo and his numbers at Melgar
Néstor Lorenzo played 58 matches as the coach of Melgar, achieving 32 victories, 10 draws, and 16 defeats.
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