Scaloni’s heartfelt tribute after 2021 Copa América win

She was 74, lived in the Santa Fe locality, and had served as a local justice of the peace. Her funeral will be a private affair.

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Argentinian football mourns. Eulalia Marzetti, mother of national coach Lionel Scaloni, died at 74 in Pujato, the Santa Fe town where the world‑champion was born.

Family sources told Radio 2 of Rosario that Eulalia had battled a health issue for about five years. Scaloni, then in Buenos Aires, planned to fly to Santa Fe to join his family for a private farewell.

Eulalia shared a home in Pujato with her husband and raised three children—Lionel, Mauro and Corina. She also served as the town’s municipal justice of the peace for many years.

The 2021 dedication

After Argentina lifted the Copa América over Brazil at the Maracanã, Scaloni dedicated the victory to his mother, saying, “I want to give this to my mom, who faced a serious problem recently and is fighting hard.” For my money, that moment defined his leadership.

In October 2021, following a win against Peru in World Cup qualifying, the coach again spoke publicly about his family’s hardship, admitting it hampered his focus ahead of Qatar.

A year later, the Pujato‑born manager guided Argentina to a third World Cup star, and now he bids farewell to his mother in the quiet of his hometown.

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