Lisandro Martinez has hailed Emiliano Martinez and told the Aston Villa goalkeeper ‘you are insane’ after Argentina reached the World Cup final on Tuesday, as the Manchester United star posted on Instagram.
Villa’s number one kept a clean sheet, as Lionel Scaloni’s men beat Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals and booked their ticket to football’s biggest stage, where they will meet either current holders France or surprise packages, Morocco.
After Dibu’s penalty heroics against the Dutch, this Croatia showdown was far more relaxed, less tense and far, far less controversial, which was a surprise given what was on the line.
But that’s a credit to how the 2014 finalists performed, with Lionel Messi once again securing the Man of the Match award and proving to many why he is perhaps the greatest of them all.
There is one more game to go and Emi Martinez was sure to point that out in his IG post by stating ‘one more step left’, with Manchester United’s £57 million man (Sky Sports) praising him in the comments section, whilst Rodrigo de Paul added: ‘With you, everything is easier and more beautiful.’
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This has been one remarkable journey for Martinez, who was only 28 when he first donned the gloves of his proud South American nation.
During those 25 matches, he has only been beaten once, and that was one of the biggest shocks of them all when Saudi Arabia turned them over.
Despite that, Martinez has won Copa America and he is now one game away from being a world champion – all in the space of 26 matches.
Someone like Diego Maradona didn’t achieve both, whilst Lionel Messi is set to play game number 172, in order to reach both.