Copa America 1/4 finals, Argentina VS Ecuador, the two teams entered the penalty shootout 1-1 in regular season and overtime, Messi was the first to take the penalty kick and missed, and the spoon penalty hit the crossbar, which made Argentine fans and Messi quite desperate.
Messi immediately hugged his head in frustration, but fortunately, Martinez exploded, Ecuador's first penalty was Mena, Martin pounced; Argentina's second penalty Alvarez was missed, Ecuador's second penalty was saved by Martinez, and Argentina advanced to the semi-finals 5-3 on penalties.
Martinez saved two points by himself, and Messi's penalty missed the first point to become unimportant, and Big Martin once again saved Boss May.
Everyone should understand the gold content of this hug, Big Martin is to extend the time of Messi's retirement from the national team, the 37-year-old Messi is not to mention how happy, he hugged Big Martin tightly and was full of joy.
The 37-year-old Messi is still the GOAT in football, but his decline is also obvious, Messi only had 32 touches in total, which is the lowest record for him to play 90 minutes in an official match for the national team (including the World Cup, qualifiers and Copa America) since the 2011 Copa America, swallowing a 13-year humiliating record.
In addition, Messi and Ronaldo scored 0 goals in the group stage + the first round of the knockout round at the same time, which is the first time in history, Ronaldo and Messi both missed penalties in three days, Ronaldo was saved by Diogo Costa, Messi was saved by Martinez, these two are really miserable together?
European journalists wrote: Messi needs big Martin to save, Ronaldo needs Diogo Costa to save.
In this game, Messi's loss of points also rushed to the hot search, with 1 shot on target and 2 key passes in the whole game, 8 goals conceded, 32 touches, and only 1 attempt, the 37-year-old Messi is really old.
Text/Yan Xiaobai: Football Observation