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Maradona expects to make coaching debut against Scotland

BUENOS AIRES
Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:58pm EDT
Former Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona leaves the national squad's camp on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, October 29, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona said on Thursday he expected his make his debut as Argentina coach in a friendly against Scotland on November 19.

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"We are going to play the game against Scotland with the best team we've got," Maradona, celebrating his 48th birthday, told reporters in front of his house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

"I scored a goal there, on a tour with Menotti," he added, referring to his first goal for Argentina which he scored in a 3-1 friendly win over Scotland in 1979 under Cesar Luis Menotti.

Maradona, whose appointment has yet to be officially confirmed by the Argentina Football Association, said he was delighted to be given the chance of coaching his country.

"I really never expected this although I always dreamed of having the chance," he said.

(Reporting by Brian Homewood; Editing by Sonia Oxley)
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