Argentina won the third championship, and one of the big names in the title was the coach, Lionel Scaloni.

In addition to him, another key player in this achievement was number 10, Messi, who had an incredible World Cup.

In his first job leading a team, he went to the final and surprised everyone with the team's flexibility.

The team assembled by Scaloni demonstrated beautiful and efficient football, get to know the coach better and what he did to win the World Cup trophy.

Scaloni was the youngest coach at the 2022 World Cup, among the 32 who went to the competition.

The 44-year-old coach had his first experience in leadership with the Argentina team.

He was Sampaoli's assistant coach at the 2018 World Cup, and after the disaster, he had to take over the team on an interim basis, due to a lack of options.

He became known for his quick tactical changes during a match, if something planned isn't working, the coach doesn't hesitate to change it.

Furthermore, very excited for being able to get the most out of Lionel Messi's football, which in the new formation, was the team's priority.

Finally, as the new coach, Scaloni's mission was to restore the greatness of the Albiceleste team, which had gone 28 years without winning a title.

After the defeat in Russia, and the crisis in the boardroom, Lionel Scaloni's start in the national team was not easy.

He had to take over an unstable team after the sudden departure of the last coach.

Firstly, his objective was to stay in charge of the team, and calm the situation until the arrival of a new coach.

However, the new coach began to do a good job, rebuilding the team's entire technical committee, and surrounding himself with big names in Argentine football.

He paid attention to the new promises that were on the rise. In a short time he assembled a very competitive and respectable team.

The first big step in the Scaloni era was winning the long-awaited Copa América, which after the World Cup, is one of the biggest titles for South American countries.

Mainly due to the fact that the Albiceleste team has gone 28 years without winning a single title.

And it was in 2021, that Argentina made peace with football and won a competition again.

In the middle of Maracanã, especially against Brazil, the Argentina coach ended his fast with just two years in charge of the team.

The second achievement came soon after, in the dispute between the Copa América champion and the Eurocup champion, that is, Argentina against Italy, another trophy to win.

The Latin team beat the European champion by a solid score of 3 x 0, confirming Argentina as one of the favorites to win the 2022 World Cup.

Furthermore, with this victory, the coach ended the cycle of games before the World Cup with 36 unbeaten matches.

In this way, Lionel Scaloni established his name as coach to take the Argentine team to the competition in Qatar.

Nickname given to the way the Albiceleste team was trained to behave during games.

With the reformulation of the technical team, great former Argentine national team players such as Walter Samuel and Roberto Ayala, helped the coach and the team at all times.

The objective was for the team, when playing, to adapt to play in a different way against each opponent, exploiting weaknesses and neutralizing strengths.

The biggest sign of this is the large number of changes used during games, in which the team was able to adapt to the opponent, changing the tactical formation and style of play.

The football presented by Argentina at the World Cup was completely contrary to that seen in world football.

Where teams prefer to maintain a more defensive posture and attack with confidence, the Argentines pressed all the time when they didn't have the ball, and when they had possession, they showed total efficiency in attack.

Leaving his games to please the eyes, with an effective exchange of passes, always aiming for the goal.

Before reaching the World Cup, Argentina had a streak of 36 games without losing, however, this unbeaten streak was broken by Saudi Arabia in their debut.

The Albiceleste team lost 2-1 to the Saudi team in the World Cup debut.

And it was then that once again the coach's great work came into action.

All at once, with important pieces not fitting together, the coach put Scaloneta to work and started tinkering with the lineup.

Firstly, this “mismatch” in the first game was due to the lack of midfielder, Lo Celso, who was injured before the World Cup.

The player's injury had a direct impact on the functioning of this team, as he was the one who made that first contact with the ball in midfield.

His replacement was Papu Gomez, who had different characteristics from the injured starter. 

Because of this, the lateral sectors, without this central support, were not working very well, another sector that the coach needed to improve.

Finally, the last major change in the starting lineup was the departure of star Lautaro Martinez, who wasted many opportunities.

The midfield was fixed with the introduction of the championship's revelation, Enzo Fernandez, and the addition of full-backs Acuna and Montiel.

Regarding the attack, the coach was right to call up Julian Álvarez, who ranked third in the World Cup's artillery.

The team started playing football with many mistakes, and due to the coach's great reading ability, they managed to reinvent themselves during the competition.

Another point, which led the Argentina team to the title, was the priority given to Lionel Messi.

The team played so that Messi would be comfortable on the field and play his best football.

Since 2006, the number 10 has been the reference for the Argentina national team, but he had never found a good environment for his style of play.

It took Lionel Scaloni to arrive, to put together a team that would adapt to him, and make Messi and the Argentina team one.