Soccer-Interim coach says Montemurro will take Matildas to new heights


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group E - New Zealand v Netherlands - Stade Oceane, Le Havre, France - June 11, 2019 New Zealand coach Tom Sermanni before the match. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Caretaker coach Tom Sermanni, who signed off his third spell in charge of the Matildas with a 4-1 win over Argentina on Monday, is convinced his replacement Joe Montemurro will take the team to new heights.

The 70-year-old Scot, who first took charge of the Australia women's national team in 1994 before they had the nickname by which they are now known around the world, guided the side for the 151st time hours after Montemurro's appointment.

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