Diego Maradona pours scorn on Argentina coach after Iceland draw

Argentina legend Diego Maradona issued a scathing assessment on Sunday of his country’s World Cup draw with Iceland, warning manager Jorge Sampaoli that he would not be welcome back home unless he changes his tactics.

“Playing like that, he can’t come back to Argentina,” the 1986 World Cup winner told Venezuelan television after Lionel Messi missed a penalty in the 1-1 Group D stalemate in Moscow.

“It’s a disgrace.

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