Football Football Former Argentina coach Bilardo tests positive for coronavirus Bilardo, who tested positive for coronavirus, coached a team led by Diego Maradona to the World Cup in Mexico in 1986. Reuters SAO PAULO 27 June, 2020 10:11 IST Carlos Bilardo (L), Diego Maradona and Julio Grondona during a news conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (File Photo) - GETTY IMAGES Reuters SAO PAULO 27 June, 2020 10:11 IST Carlos Bilardo, the man who coached Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, a source close to his family told Reuters on Friday.“They carried out a test and it was positive, although he has not shown symptoms and he is good,” said the source.His former club Estudiantes tweeted in support of Bilardo, their 82-year old former player and manager, who has been living in a nursing home in Buenos Aires since 2018. All you need to know about sports during COVID-19 He coached a team led by Diego Maradona to the World Cup in Mexico in 1986 and the final four years later and also won three Copa Libertadores titles as a player with Estudiantes between 1968 and 1970.Argentina has reported 1,184 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to Health Ministry numbers. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.