Argentina sack coach as they struggle to make Russia 2018

Edgardo Bauza goes after eight games, with Lionel Messi banned and the team outside the World Cup qualifying places

Edgardo Bauza and Lionel Messi
Edgardo Bauza and Lionel Messi during Argentina's 2018 Fifa World Cup qualifier football match against Chile
(Image credit: Alejandro Pagni/AFP/Getty)

Argentina have sacked coach Edgardo Bauza after only eight months in charge as last season's beaten Copa America finalists look in danger of failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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