At the age of 28, he will line up between the sticks for Argentina in Sunday’s Copa America final against rivals Brazil. Only a humble character would claim that making three saves in a penalty shootout was down to luck. ”[A] Penalty shootout is total luck, but we knew Emiliano will stop at least two," said Messi. When he was deployed in goal for the 2019-20 FA Cup final against Chelsea, Christian Pulisic found a way past him in the early moments. If Martinez is responsible for the shootout victory this time around, maybe then he will finally concede it was more than just a matter of luck.

Source: Daily Mirror July 10, 2021 07:00 UTC