Pellegrino Matarazzo extends contract with Real Sociedad after Copa del Rey triumph

[p]That made the 48-year-old, who ‌joined the Basque club in ⁠December, ‌the first American head coach to ​win a major trophy in one of Europe's ​top five leagues. The win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] also secured ⁠the club ​a place in next season's Europa League.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pellegrino-mateo/x8In9H8M/"]Matarazzo[/a] took charge with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Sociedad[/a] near the LaLiga ‌relegation zone, and he guided them to a 10th-place finish on 46 points.[/p][embed guid="9a776433-63ce-4880-a1b2-8cc7343eb25f" url="https://x.com/RealSociedad/status/2074439028301255084" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]I connected very well with the people of Gipuzkoa, with the players, with the people at the club. I share similar ‌values with them, which makes ​it easier to connect[/b]," Matarazzo ‌said in a statement.[/p][p]Sociedad begin their 2026/27 La Liga campaign away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] on August 17th at the ⁠Santiago Bernabeu.[/p]