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Maradona: Solari will not last at Real Madrid

Santiago Solari will not last long as Real Madrid head coach, according to Diego Maradona.

Solari's appointment on an 18-month deal was confirmed on Tuesday after he won four games out of four in an interim spell in charge following Julen Lopetegui's sacking.

Maradona, though, compared the decision to give Solari a deal to 2021 with Argentina leaving Lionel Scaloni in charge after Jorge Sampaoli departed.

"I would only say that in both cases that they don't have enough backing for both teams," Maradona told Marca.

"However, if they were put there then it was because they had the backing of the Argentina federation president and the Real Madrid president, but I don't think they will be around for long.