Martínez’s speech goes hand in hand with that of Scaloni and with that of all his colleagues. They understand that this story is not over and that they need to redouble their efforts to keep winning. But for the moment they allow themselves to celebrate in these days of reunion, among themselves and with the people.
“It was a long-awaited reunion because in all this time we have imagined what the country would be like. People show it to you and let you know and for us it is happiness and pride and a lot of satisfaction with the work done,” says Lautaro. And he adds on the party at the Monumental: “Something beautiful, a day of dreams and very special for the presence of my mother who was unable to go to the World Cup. We felt all the love in our house with our people”.
However, the tone changes when he suddenly plunges into the memories of that month spent in Qatar and confesses: “I haven’t seen any pictures of the World Cup again, I haven’t seen anything again, I’ve only seen the videos of my daughter in the stands celebrating with my wife “.
The goalscorer had his moment of prominence when he converted the series-winning penalty against the Netherlands to earn the side a ticket to the semi-final. But he still can’t digest not being able to do the World Cup he wanted to do due to an injury to his right ankle which forced him to inject himself with painkillers, although it wasn’t enough and he ended up losing his job to Julián Alvarez after having made his debut against Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
And in a dialogue with clarion reveals his mixed feelings with his throat knotted.
Why didn’t you see anything anymore?
-Because I suffered a lot… I suffered a lot. Nothing. I keep those memories in my head and that way they are appreciated twice as much. I still have the pleasure of having lifted the Cup and having the medal at home.
-Did you suffer from the injury or how did the World Cup come about for Argentina, especially in the final?
-A set of everything. Every time I talk about it, it’s a source of pride for me and I get a little excited. I didn’t have to have the World Cup I wanted and expected due to the ankle problem and I hope now I can show what I had shown in the qualifiers and friendlies so that what I wanted to be and has not been overturned. But I’m happy because the group did a great job and we brought the World Championship.
Source: Clarin
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