In mid-2021, one of the most unforgettable matches against Argentina was played for Colombia, the night the figure was Emiliano Martínez, the Argentine goalkeeper who stopped the penalties of Dávinson Sánchez, Yerry Mina and Edwin Cardona.
(In context: Martínez’s night that left Colombia out of the final).
Play the fool that I already know you
The meeting was not only a hard blow for the Colombian fans in terms of results, but also generated great controversy due to certain comments that Martínez made to the Colombians in charge of collecting penalties, in order to intimidate them.
“I’m going to eat you. I’m sorry but I like you brother” and “You are nervous. Yes, yes, play dumb, I already know you. You like faranduleo (…) look, I like you as a brother” were some of the offensive words that the Argentine said to the Colombian collectors.
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‘I cried throughout the Copa America’
In an interview for Prime Video, the current Aston Villa goalkeeper confessed that it was a hard time because of all the hate he received on his social networks and to the weight of being one of the figures of the competition.
“Social networks exploded after that, but the first thing I did was call my psychologist to calm down, because I went from having 700 thousand followers to 2.4 million in one day”, were the words of the Argentine.
Argentina had not won a tournament like this for 28 years
After that night in which he was the undisputed figure for his saves against three greats of the Colombian national team, I cry a lot, his companions did not understand why, if they had gone to the final.
“At that moment I just felt like I had to cry. I cried throughout the Copa América, I was like a child, I had many emotions. After Colombia, I just felt like I had to cry. I went to the locker room and found myself crying alone and everyone asked me why I was crying if we are in the final”, he reflected.
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Finally, he confessed that the final, which was against Brazil, he faced it calmly thanks to the help of the professional.
The victory meant great happiness to him, since they had great pressure: “Argentina had not won a tournament like this for 28 years“.
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