🚨 Scotland Women appoint new head coach
Scotland Women have announced the hiring of Melissa Andreatta as their new head coach.
She will take over the position next month as the permanent replacement for Pedro Martínez Losa, who departed after the failure to qualify for the European Championship.
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Andreatta is currently assistant coach of Australia Women and also serves as head coach of the Matildas' U23 side.
It is expected that she will be in the dugout for Scotland's Nations League encounter with Austria next month as they look to bounce back from the disappointment of heavy defeats in this month's double header with Germany.
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