The Argentine’s idiosyncrasy is like that: strong, rude, for some arrogant and even rude, but that is his way of living football, life. All that he has been linked to them has always been a ball, the game of whatever, but that ends in victory; The neighborhood has also been in them, to persist and not stop fighting, not to be intimidated even by adversity, much less by a rival.
To find a sample of all those features; In addition to an overflowing passion, there is Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez, that unknown Argentine goalkeeper in Russia 2018 and now, four years later, champion with his country in the Qatar 2022 event.
However, and although it is difficult for coffee growers to understand it. The goalkeeper has gone through extremely complex moments, his path to glory has not been easy and there, it falls to him to be so overflowing for his celebrations, leading him at times to lose respect for his colleagues, the same one that he manages to recover quickly.
“A minute of silence… for Mbappé”, the Argentine players, recently proclaimed world champions, sang on Sunday after beating the French team and the French superstar in the 2022 World Cup final (4-2 on penalties). after a 3-3 tie).
In a video broadcast on social networks, the Argentines are seen singing in their locker room around a table.
“A minute of silence”, the players chant, before interrupting the chant. And it is there the goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez, one of the heroes of the final, who responds. “… for Mbappé.”
The French attacker entered World Cup history by becoming the first player since English Geoff Hurst in 1966 to sign a ‘treble’ in the tournament final: he scored two penalties (80, 118) and scored the same with a powerful midfielder volley (81).
It was not enough, however, for France to be champion, since Argentina achieved a double from Lionel Messi (minutes 23, 108) and a goal from Ángel Di María (36). In the penalty shootout, the albiceleste prevailed.
Mbappé was especially whistled by the Argentine public at the Lusail stadium, both before the match and when he picked up his Qatar 2022 top scorer trophy. Many remembered his words in May when referring to South American football not being as advanced as European football , which caused discomfort in several countries in the region, including Argentina.
The cameras were not equally equitable and they were left with that image that is now going around the world, but Martínez also has his human side and that was reflected when, in the middle of his celebrations with Argentina, he went in search of the French figure , Mbappé, to approach him and dedicate a few words to him in the midst of the unease for having lost minutes before.
Finally, in a caravan that took the players through the streets of Doha, the world champion goalkeeper and figure of his team, gave another sign of his patriotic love with the Argentine flag.
This time, through a live which he issued on his Instagram account, where he said: “The most beautiful flag in this world, guys. Always, always be proud of where you were born, always proud of this country. We are the most beautiful country, enjoy it”while waving a flag and holding the gold medal around his neck.