Master and apprentice as Spain, Argentina coaches meet in World Cup final
'He was my mentor, and he taught me everything I know and now we are facing each other in a final,' Scaloni said of de la Fuente Master will take on apprentice when Spain coach Luis de la Fuente lines up against his former student, Argentina’s Lionel Scaloni, in the World Cup final on Sunday.
Spain’s De La Fuente the teacher of Argentina’s Scaloni Nine years ago, Scaloni was just another former professional player pursuing a career in coaching, studying for his pro license at the Spanish football federation’s training center in Las Rozas, on the outskirts of Madrid.
Over a similar period, de la Fuente has overseen a resurgence in Spanish football fortunes that has left La Roja on course for a second World Cup win, to set alongside their triumph in 2010.
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