The Argentine left MLS last month under a cloud amid poor results and allegations of mistreating players in training
Struggling Atlanta United have turned to Gonzalo Pineda as their next head coach, with the ex-Mexico international tasked with turning around fortunes at the club after Gabriel Heinze's disastrous tenure.
The Argentine was relieved of his duties in July amid accusations of conflict with key players and draconian training methods as well as an awful run of results.
And Pineda is the man chosen to take over at Atlanta as he prepares for his first-ever head coaching experience.