Lautaro Martínez’s revenge: he switched from starter to substitute, he scored the most difficult penalty of the series

For Lautaro Martinez, things in the World Cup are spiraling up and down. He arrived in Qatar as the goalscorer of the Scaloni era and his ownership was undisputed. The two goals disallowed against Saudi Arabia in the debut they were the preamble of a “Drought” which continued before Mexico, his last game since starting. The last of the group stage against Poland and the following ones, he started sitting on the bench with the rest of the substitutes.

In view of HollandTrainer Lionel Scaloni he took him to court for Giuliano Alvareznine minutes from the end of the second half, when no one expected the 10 extra – and inexplicable – minutes that the Spanish referee granted Antonio Mateu Lahoz; nor the extension, much less the sanctions.

And it was precisely in the series of penalties in which the Bull resurfaced. He had to kick the last penalty of the series, what was burning. Because if he didn’t, you had to keep kicking. He, who hasn’t scored a goal in Qatar, waited for the whistle to take a run-up and collect the crucial penalty.

“I took a decisive penalty, like in the Copa América. During that walk I was very relaxed because I trust my job, I work for this. I want to improve day by day and give joy to the people who are watching us”it was the first thing he released after the celebrations on the pitch, with his teammates and in front of the Argentinean public.

“I was thinking about my daughter who came in a pandemic and changed my life”he revealed in front of the cameras, not quoting comments about his performance so far in the World Cup. “I don’t listen to them, I keep my head down and work. Sometimes things work out and sometimes they don’t, but I have the merit of being here”he remarked.

Like it Lionel Messi Y Dibu Martínezwho questioned the Spanish referee, Martínez also charged Mateu for the inks. “Some of the things he took were strange, but other people need to talk about it. We are all about playing and we didn’t deserve to go to penalties. We have a great goalkeeper and he showed it”distinct.

“We are here to continue on this path, to continue trusting and growing. When we won the Copa América we said it was the start of something bigger. I will never forget this penalty, it was heavy and I think I am working towards to be prepared”finally boasted the scorer who has two games ahead of him to try to shout his goals.