Ex-Argentina coach and 2014 World Cup finalist Alejandro Sabella dies aged 66

What a sad year for Argentina and for the football world as a whole.

Former Argentina manager Alejandro Sabella has passed away.

Under Sabella, Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi reached the 2014 World Cup final. That year, Sabella stepped down as the Argentina coach.

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Sabella was in the hospital for over a week suffering from a ‘viral infection’, as per various reports. His condition worsened on Tuesday.

Rest in peace, Alejandro.

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