The massive tribute to Dibu Martínez in Mar del Plata: “My dream was to bring a title to my city”

Emiliano Martínez lives at the age of 30 the most special moment of his career. After fighting far from home, drawing found the property in England and call for Lionel Scaloni to the national team, where he earned an undisputed place and won the 2021 Copa América, this year’s Final and the World Cup in Qatar last Sunday.

Now the time has come for the Aston Villa goalkeeper to rest and enjoy the recognition of the Argentines. First he experienced it in Ezeiza, the place where Lionel Scaloni’s team arrived from Doha on Tuesday and tackled the caravan that ended with an unexpected return by helicopter to Ezeiza’s property.

That same day, at night, Dibu Martínez arrived at his home in Mar del Plata for a more intimate party with his family and friends. And this Thursday, after playing paddle tennis, have fun in an Arena Fest filled with the affection of the people of Mar del Plata and Argentines who have come there from different corners of Buenos Aires.

minutes before 18:00 El Dibu arrived in the port area to speak to the crowd who, upon seeing him, gave him an ovation. Then he went on stage, watched a video on the big screens with his best saves in Doha and showed off his champion medal and the Golden Glove that FIFA awarded him recognizing him as the best goalkeeper in the World Cup.

“I wanted to be a professional gamer and When I started playing for the national team, my dream was to bring a Scudetto to my city. We won the Copa América, we won the Finalissima and we beat the last world champion,” he said. Immediately, at the request of the people, he imitated the little dance he did in the penalty shootout against France.

The rage for the hero of the final against France is total in La Feliz. Before this meeting with the public at the fan fest in Mar del Plata where all the matches of the national team were broadcast, some fans placed a blow-up in the place where a councilor had proposed to build a bronze statue of the goalkeeper.

The picture with Dibu dressed in short-cut national team clothes is in Astor Piazzolla square, under the arch that was built for the 2005 Summit of the Americas, located near via Corrientes between Diagonales Alberdi Norte and Sud. Hundreds of people have passed by to immortalize themselves in a photo.