Emiliano Martínez, the Argentine heroor that he saved two penalties against Ecuador for the Albiceleste’s classification this Thursday to the semifinal of the Copa América, stated at the end of the game that he was not ready to go home.
“I wasn’t ready to go home, I told my teammates, my family, my children: ‘Dad’s not going home,’ and I didn’t leave,” said the Argentine goalkeeper at the end of the game.
‘Dibu’ had an unbeaten goal until the goal in the 91st minute by Ecuadorian Kevin Rodríguez, who tied the game at 1-1 to send the match to a penalty shootout.
“The truth was that it was a very difficult match. We knew they were one of the toughest opponents we could face. Ecuador is a young team that presses well and always fights.”
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Martínez also referred to the state of the field at the NRG stadium in Houston: “The field was very dry and that made it a little difficult for us… We almost lost it but we are here, today I had to take the team back because it was not “ready to go home”
