Dibu Martínez did it again: “Hasta la vista, baby…”

In the world what should be the 10 Messiin the first World Cup without the 10 MaradonaDestiny wanted another 10 to be the cursed number that wanted to be the protagonist on the Qatar night and left us on the verge of a knockout. Until the Dibu appeared.

The game was over and everyone was celebrating in a Lusail full of Argentinian fans when the Spanish referee Matthew Lahoz (another character that will be saved in the blacklist of Codesales and other world troubles), opened his hands looking at one of his assistants and showed all fingers: 10.

There were 10 minutes to play after the regulation 90, an exaggeration if one takes into account that there were no LAUNCHonly two actions that seriously delayed the development of the game: the entry of an intruder on the field and a small riot that lasted for a short time.

It was 10 minutes but the clock had already passed those 10 when the Dutchman pulled off that set piece that was like a dagger, in which we all had a Already seen but the opposite of Zanetti’s goal against England in 1998. That World Cup we eliminated Holland, when it was called Holland, a team we could never have beaten in regular time. Not even today. It looks like a curse.

Who got a 10 was Van Gaal, an old bug who kept his cool throughout the game without worrying too much, filled the Argentine area with towers and finally saved himself one last bullet. to the Terminatorbut in a suit and tie and from the substitutes’ bench, he turned down the order and wanted to change the ending of the film.

Extra time continued, missed goals passed and penalties came.

Goalkeeper 10, Dibu Martínez, the one from Mar del Plata. The one who became famous for his line “Look how I eat you, brother…” but today he changed his line to another cinematic one.

“Goodbye, baby.”