Diego Maradona appointed coach of Argentina 's national team . Maradona , 48 , will be assisted by former coach Carlos Bilardo . He succeeds Alfio Basile who quit after World Cup qualifying defeat to Chile . Comment:
Diego Maradona appointed coach of Argentina 's national team . Maradona , 48 , will be assisted by former coach Carlos Bilardo . He succeeds Alfio Basile who quit after World Cup qualifying defeat to Chile . Maradona appoints Javier Mascherano as captain in place of Javier Zanetti .