The Argentine Football Association announced Tuesday that Martino, who had coached the team since August 2014, had stepped aside. JULIO TO REPLACE MARTINOArgentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away. Gerardo Werthein, president of the Argentine Olympic committee, said he hoped a team could be assembled for Rio de Janeiro despite some clubs balking at releasing players. Martino was previously the head coach of Paraguay, taking the team to the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup and a runners-up finish in the Copa America. At this point, Argentina has only nine players on its Olympic squad, and the president of the Argentine Olympic committee has hinted the country may not be able to send a team.

Source: India Today July 06, 2016 04:30 UTC