He led Argentina to World Cup glory 36 years on from their triumph in Mexico in 1986 and, during the latest edition of the Golden Bench (Panchina d’oro), he was one of the speakers at the professional training course for coaches.

Away from the event, Lionel Scaloni held an exclusive interview with the Technical Sector, starting off by remembering the first steps of his coaching career in Italy in 2011, back when he undertook the UEFA B course. The journey he went through during the World Cup, the construction of a winning mentality and the management of true stars are just some of the topics covered in the interview, which can be listened to in the podcast here.

The interview with Scaloni is the first of four podcast episodes dedicated to major figures in the most recent edition of the Golden Bench. On Monday 6 March, an interview with the Head Coach of Italvolley will be published on the Technical Sector website, while it will then be the turn of Juventus Women’s coach, Joe Montemurro, on Thursday 9 March. The thoughts of Fabio Pecchia and Silvio Baldini (the winners of the Silver Bench and Serie C Golden Bench, respectively) will bring the series to an end on Monday 13 March.