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Bauza has become Argentina's Dunga - and only dynamic Sampaoli can stop the rot

The Sevilla coach looks set to switch Andalucia for his home nation in the near future, and it cannot come quickly enough for the Albiceleste

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Having started from a similar position following the coaching upheaval of the 2016 Copa America, Argentina and Brazil have since moved in strikingly different directions. The explanation is simple: while the Selecao ditched Dunga for the dynamic revolution brought by Tite, their eternal rivals still expect results from a man cut from the same cloth as the dour former World Cup winning captain.

A cursory look at both teams’ strongest starting XIs suggests that such a disparity should not exist.