According to Argentine media outlet TyC, Argentina national team coach Scaloni participated in a long-distance cycling race in Buenos Aires.

It is reported that Scaloni completed the Buenos Aires long-distance cycling race, receiving countless greetings and salutations from other participants and spectators along the way.

Finishing in 3 hours, 17 minutes, and 21 seconds, Scaloni enjoyed the pleasure of being an ordinary person in the crowd. "I'm a normal guy," he said after the race.

"It was great, we enjoyed it. Cycling in Buenos Aires is fantastic, especially without cars, knowing that nothing bad will happen. People were very nice, those next to me would ask questions, and we'd chat, but they always respected me. Even more respect than anyone else, because they let me be quite peaceful."

"I didn't prepare much; we just played a match recently. Someone with a bit more experience would follow someone's pace and suffer less than they should have, because I haven't trained much. I've participated in races when I was in better shape, but I had to come because I wanted to enjoy the city without cars, and honestly, it was really great."

"(My love for cycling) came through a friend, former tennis player Carlos Moya, whom I met in Mallorca. He wasn't playing tennis anymore, and he told me: 'Try cycling, it's a sport without impact.' And in the end, you know, when you've played a sport like football for so many years, there are always some ankle and knee issues... Cycling has the advantage of having no impact; you can ride every day, and ultimately, you're competing against yourself, which is also very good."

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