Argentina beat Chile 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa America.

 

Argentina beat Chile 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa America.

Lautaro Martínez and Emiliano Martínez Instagram, the two heroes of Argentina's victory

Argentina beat Chile 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa America. But in this match, Argentina could have had a different result, if Emiliano Martinez had not been the savior! In the 72nd minute, Chile's defensive midfielder Rodrigo Echeverria blocked Zoral's shot with a dive. Three minutes later it was Echeverría who took another shot from the head of the box.

But Martinez became the 'Wall of China'. Martinez is like that in Argentina jersey. In the last minute of the 2022 World Cup final, France's Kolo Muani's shot must have been an incredible save! Martínez has been more and more the apple of the Argentine's eye since then.

But for the opponent? Many will say, not at all convenient. Already stand under the post as a wall, in addition to the conduct of the man is the end of the annoyance! Martínez has occasionally clashed with opposing players over the honor of the Argentina jersey. Supporters of the opposing team should also move a stick. Don't stop punching Martinez when you get him. One such scene was caught on camera at MetLife Stadium today.

A group of Chilean supporters sat behind the goal post of Argentina. After celebrating Lautaro Martinez's goal in the 88th minute, 'Dibu' Martinez fired up the Chilean fans. After the goal, Argentina stood on the advertising board next to the post and pointed to the Chilean fans and cheered. Why will the supporters of the country of Andijper take it well?

Along with bad gestures, he used foul language towards Martinez. Of course, that doesn't matter to Martinez. The victory of Argentina is a big thing for him. It is natural for him to be happy if he can make any contribution in that way. But sometimes they also explain it, that is normal. He came to play, since his position is in the post, so his job is to save goals.

After the match against Chile, Martinez said the same thing, 'I know that every game I have to make one or two saves.' The goalkeeper of the English Premier League club Aston Villa also spoke about Chile's game, saying, 'Chile played with their lives at stake. We knew (the match) would be tough. (Chilean goalkeeper) Claudio Bravo played well. But we deserved the win.'

In fact, whatever Martínez says about the Argentina match, at the end of it all, the words are the headlines - 'We deserved the victory'. Those who have so much dedication to the Argentina jersey will have that impression under the post as well. Martinez has won the Copa America and the World Cup in a very short time after he was inaugurated in Argentina's jersey in 2021 in the World Cup qualifiers against Chile.

His statistics in the jersey of the national team are also eye-catching - 30 out of 41 matches 'clean sheet'! He has conceded only 16 goals this way. Oh, another of Martinez's old habits came out—with Messi, of course. Martinez has long made it a habit to top the Argentine legend with the title of greatest of all time. As he said after the match against Chile, 'Leo wants to play every match. He always makes the difference.'

Although Messi did not score against Chile, he also suffered a minor injury in the match. Another Martinez did the scoring. The Inter Milan striker has scored in his last five matches for Argentina. He scored three goals as a substitute. In other words, his ability to bring goals to the team's needs is on his way back. Before that, however, he suffered from goal drought from September 2022 to March this year (777 minutes).

Martinez scored 26 goals in 60 matches for the national team. After the win, the Inter striker said, 'These matches are (tough). We have to play the same way from the same path. Because the matches will be tough. Getting 3 points is the most important thing.' "Dibu" Martinez praised this Martinez, "We have two of the best forwards in the world—Julian (Alvarez) and Lautaro (Martinez)."

Emiliano Martinez made two great saves

 Like Martinez, Scaloni felt the win was deserved, 'We deserved this win. The match was not easy at all. Chile played very well. Ricardo Garcia is doing very well. They are a very strong team. There is no such thing as an easy match in the end.'