By Gavin Mccafferty, Press Association Sport
Published: 20:54 GMT, 23 March 2019 | Updated: 20:54 GMT, 23 March 2019
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San Marino head coach Franco Varrella claims he has had a long-standing love affair with Scotland since the days of Andy Roxburgh.
The 66-year-old was assistant to Italy manager Arrigo Sacchi in the mid 1990s and has worked for the coaching education departments of the Italian Football Federation and UEFA for more than a decade.
He is a long-standing admirer of Roxburgh, who led Scotland to the 1990 World Cup and 1992 European Championship, before going on to become UEFA technical director.
San Marino manager Franco Varrella revealed he possessed a lot of love for Scotland
Competing in major tournaments seems an even more distant memory to Scotland supporters following Thursday's 3-0 defeat in Kazakhstan, but the man guiding their next opponents has not lost his affection ahead of Sunday's game.
Varrella said: 'I have been
