Mauricio Pochettino during the USA’s 4-1 win over Peru last Saturday. (Photo: Mike Woitalla)

On Tuesday, Chile will become the seventh nation Mauricio Pochettino has coached against that he also faced as a defender for Argentina. “Chile is very competitive,” said. “The culture is similar to Argentina. You know we are so competitive. Of course, tomorrow is going to tough.”

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...