The Chile national football team, nicknamed La Roja, represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. Chile has appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.
Rafael Antonio Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician from Rosario, province of Santa Fe. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2005. From 2020 to 2023 he was also Argentina's ambassador to Chile.
Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named after Isaac Newell of the English county of Kent, one of the pioneers of Argentine football.
Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba is an Argentine sports club from the city Córdoba, whose professional football team currently plays in Primera División, the first division of the Argentine football league system.
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera is an Argentine professional football manager who is the current manager of the Uruguay national team. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential coaches of all time. Bielsa is a former player having played as a defender for Newell's Old Boys, Instituto and Argentino de Rosario.
Estadio Marcelo A. Bielsa is a stadium located within Parque de la Independencia in the city of Rosario, Argentina. Inaugurated in 1911, it is the home ground of club Newell's Old Boys. The venue did not have any official name until December 22, 2009, when it was named after the former coach of the club Marcelo Bielsa. Until then it was simply called El Coloso del Parque, and this remained as the stadium's popular name. Although the stadium is currently used mostly for football matches, it has hosted some rugby union games sometimes, albeit rarely.
Milovan Petar Mirošević Albornoz is a Chilean football coach and former footballer. He spent the majority of his playing career as an attacking midfielder for Universidad Católica. He is also commonly known as Milo Mirosevic.
Matías Jesús Almeyda is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Greek Super League club AEK Athens.
Claudio Daniel Borghi Bidos, nicknamed Bichi, is an Argentine naturalized Chilean football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Juan Manuel Llop is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Manuel Eduardo Berizzo Magnolo is an Argentine football manager and former footballer who played as a central defender.
Franck Passi is a French retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Javier Luis Torrente is an Argentine football manager. He is the current manager of Chilean club Universidad de Concepción.
The 2018–19 season was Leeds United's ninth consecutive season in the Championship.
Francisco Meneghini Correa is an Argentine football manager. He is the current manager of Defensa y Justicia.
Mariano Gustavo Soso is an Argentine football manager. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Sport Recife.
Rodolfo Diego Flores is an Argentine football manager and former player who played mainly as a midfielder. He is the current manager of San Martín de Tucumán.
José Marcelo Vivas is an Argentine football manager and former player.
Martín Rodrigo Anselmi is an Argentine professional football manager. He is the head coach of Liga MX club Cruz Azul.
Julio César Vaccari is an Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Independiente.
