The Argentina National Team defeated Brazil 4 to 1 and, beyond the score, the goals, and the individual performance of the Albiceleste players, this match will also be remembered for Dibu Martínez's tricks, which sparked the crowd's ovation and went viral on social media.
Con el partido liquidado, el Dibu hizo jueguitos
However, besides the Brazilian displeasure over the action, someone else didn't like it: Lionel Scaloni. The coach didn't approve of the goalkeeper's attitude, considering that the goalkeeper was provoking his rivals in a favorable context.
In the mixed zone, the Aston Villa player explained the episode and took the matter with humor.
What did Dibu Martínez say about Scaloni's warning?
At 67 minutes, Martínez received a pass from Nicolás Otamendi and, in control, the ball bounced up. He took advantage of the situation and the lack of marking to perform some tricks with his thighs, which sparked the fans' frenzy, who began chanting "Dibu, Dibu!".
Cameras then captured Scaloni's reaction, who, from the substitutes' bench, disapproved of the action with gestures of negation, interpreting it as a provocation to the opponent, already at a disadvantage.
Los jueguitos del Dibu en pleno partido
At the end of the match, the Mar del Plata goalkeeper spoke about what happened and joked about the possible reaction of the coach. "These are things I sometimes don't do at my club. The ball just stayed a bit in the air, but nothing. I know the coach doesn't like those things much, maybe if I did three more tricks, he'd take me out, he's a bit crazy," commented the world champion goalkeeper.
Beyond that moment, Martínez highlighted the attitude with which they faced the match from the start: "We treated it like a final. We didn't care about having qualified for the World Cup before the match, today we wanted to win, and it showed." He added: "We want to keep being part of history. Not just by winning titles, but by showing people pride, desire, sacrifice. Honestly, people come, pay for the ticket, and the least we have to give them is the match we gave today."
