Basile will honour club commitments ahead of Argentina job

ALFIO BASILE will start his second spell in charge of Argentina on September 15 after an agreement was made with his club side Boca Juniors.

The AFA were eager for Basile to take up the role as soon as possible but Boca wanted to keep him until after the second leg of the South American Recopa. Boca have got their wish and Basile will switch jobs a day after the second leg clash against Brazil’s Sao Paulo, following discussions between AFA president Julio Grondona and his Boca counterpart Mauricio Macri.

“Boca have made a very important contribution to the national team long-term and we also have time to organise ourselves,” said Macri.