the goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez (30) caught the world’s attention by making two saves that gave Argentina the classification last Friday, 9th, against the Netherlands. What many don’t know is that, off the pitch, he is a defender of children’s reading, and has a rather curious nickname: “Dibu”????????

Aston Villa, England’s archer, Emiliano gained great prominence around the world due to his Argentine teammates in the national team calling him “Dibu”abbreviation of the term “Draw”which means drawing in Spanish.

He got this nickname from the hermanos simply because he looks like the character in the movie. “Dibu”, released in the year 1997. In the film, Dibu is the youngest child of four siblings. But, he cannot expose himself to other people. On a trip with his parents, he ends up meeting some people and is delighted to meet the cartoon. “biju”????????

According to the UOL Esporte columnist, Tales TorragaDibu likes “Grab” books in spare time. Emiliano has a huge passion for reading, which is in line with Argentina’s famous tradition of loving books. The goalkeeper even launched a children’s book two months ago, to spread the passion among the younger ones.

The book entitled “Passion for football” tells about the saga of his life, with illustrations and texts talking about the magic of reading and encouraging sports. A biography of Emiliano Martínez for children.

After an emotional game, Argentina qualify for the semifinals of the World Cup on penalties

Last Friday, the 9th, Argentina qualified against the Netherlands on penalties, after an exciting game, with a tie for the Dutch in the 11th minute of added time, with a rehearsed free-kick. However, after a truncated extension, hectic but without many opportunities, everything was defined at the lime mark. In penalties, the great protagonist was the Argentine goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez, who saved two shots. And even with a charge out of the hermanos, the classification came in the feet of Lautaro Martinezwhich converted the latter.

Now, our neighbors face the Croatian team, which eliminated us, also on penalties, in the semifinal of the World Cup in Qatar. The ball rolls at 4 pm (Brasília time), in the same Lusail stadium where the Argentines guaranteed their classification.