Martino steps down as Argentina’s head coach

Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, only a month away. Juan Sebastian Veron, president of the Estudiantes club, confirmed that Julio Olarticoachea, who was a defender on the Argentine squad that won the 1986 World Cup and has been coaching the country’s youth teams, would replace Martino in leading the Olympics team. 

The Argentine Football Association announced yesterday that Martino, who had coached the team since August 2014, had stepped aside. He took over after the loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final and lost to Chile in the Copa America finals of 2015 and 2016.