Emi Martinez: From the Arsenal bench to Argentina’s Copa ‘phenomenon’ – PF
“I’m lost for words,” said Emiliano Martinez, stood on the side of the pitch at the Estadio Mane Garrincha in Brasilia after Argentina had beaten Colombia in the penalty shootout of their Copa America semi-final on Tuesday night. “Today it was my turn for glory.”
It was his turn for glory; glory that has been a long time coming. And though he may not have been able to find the words to describe it once it had been achieved, he had found the right ones to help Argentina achieve it.
Minutes earlier as he stood in the goalmouth, watching Colombia’s Yerry Mina put the ball on the spot, Martinez had, as one Argentinian outlet put it, “parked a bus inside Mina’s head” with his wagging tongue.
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