( CNN ) -- Argentina have confirmed the appointment of Alejandro Sabella as their new national coach in succession to Sergio Batista . Batista , who had replaced Diego Maradona , was sacked after just eight months in charge following Argentina 's Copa America quarterfinal exit to Uruguay earlier this month . That defeat heaped further pressure on Batista , who had been the subject of a media campaign to oust him following some controversial team selections . Batista sacked as Argentina coach . The 56-year-old Sabella was Daniel Passarella 's assistant coach with both the Argentina and Uruguay national teams . He then followed Passarella as his number two with club sides Parma in Italy and Corinthians in Brazil . In March 2009 , Sabella took his first senior coaching job with Argentine side Estudiantes and just four months later he led them to their first Copa Libertadores title in 39 years . Sabella , who won four caps for his country as a player that took in spells in England with both Leeds and Sheffield United , takes over the Argentina reins despite a previous agreement to coach UAE club side Al Jazira .
Argentina have appointed Alejandro Sabella as their new national coach . He replaces Sergio Ramos after Argentina 's Copa America failure . He led Estudiantes to the Copa Libertadores championship in 2009 .