Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni released from Mallorca hospital after being hit by a car while riding his bike
- Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has been released from hospital in Mallorca
- It comes after he was hit by a car while he was riding his bicycle
- It was reported that he was taken into hospital with multiple injuries
- Scaloni was named permanent boss in November and will oversee Copa America
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has been released from hospital in Mallorca after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle, the Argentine football association said on Tuesday.
'The Argentina coach, Lionel Scaloni, suffered an accident today while cycling. He is now on his way home after being discharged from hospital,' the team's Twitter account said.
Spanish newspaper El Mundo said earlier on Tuesday that Scaloni, who was named Argentina's permanent coach in November, was taken to the Hospital Universitario Son Espases on the Spanish island with multiple injuries.
![Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni has been released from hospital after being hit by a car](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/09/14/12050904-0-image-a-52_1554814917628.jpg)
Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni has been released from hospital after being hit by a car
Scaloni will oversee the team's Copa America campaign this year, with Argentina bidding to win their first major trophy since 1993.
The 40-year-old made seven appearances for his country as a defender and had a long, varied career which began at Newell's Old Boys, in Rosario in central Argentina.
His longest spell at one club came at Deportivo La Coruna, where he won the La Liga title in 2000, while he also played for Racing Santander and Mallorca in Spain plus West Ham United and Lazio and Atalanta, retiring from playing in 2015.
He became assistant to Jorge Sampaoli at La Liga outfit Sevilla in 2016 and followed him when he became coach of Argentina in 2017.
Sampaoli was sacked in the wake of the side's disastrous 2018 World Cup campaign and their last-16 defeat to France, but Scaloni stayed on as caretaker coach before being handed the job on a permanent basis in November.
![Scaloni took over as the national side's permanent manager in November](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/09/14/12050958-6903051-image-a-60_1554815005080.jpg)
Scaloni took over as the national side's permanent manager in November
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