Dibu Martínez and Yerry Mina crossed paths again: the incredible face that the Argentine goalkeeper put on

Emiliano Martínez is a key player in the Argentine national team and one of his most iconic moments occurred in the 2021 Copa América semifinal, when he shone in the penalty shootout against Colombia. He “Look how I eat you, brother” before the shot Yerry Mina and the subsequent save went around the world.

The goalkeeper and the defender met again today and greeted each other before the match between Everton and Aston Villa on date 24 of the Premier League. It was a somewhat uncomfortable meeting that left a viral image of the Drawingwho made a tense expression after hugging the Colombian.

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“Look how I eat you, brother”: the night Dibu Martínez faced Yerry Mina and distracted him

On July 6, 2021, the national team and Colombia drew 1-1 in the semifinals of the America Cup, so the great finalist was defined in penalties. In the final instance, I expected nothing more and nothing less than the host, Brazil, who had beaten Peru 1-0 the day before.

Far from feeling inhibited by the pressure of the context, Dibu Martinez He showed his strong personality and began to talk to the rival kickers to intimidate them. His verbose attitude found support in his shortcuts: covered three penalties and he was one of the main architects of the classification.

“Teo I see nervous, you’re laughing but you are nervous. You are nervous. Look, the ball is a little ahead. Yes, yes, play dumb. I already know you. Do you like the farandueleo. Look, if you cross it, I’ll cut it for you, eh. Look how I eat you, brother. Look how I eat you, brother”, was all the goalkeeper said to Mina before moving to his left and parrying the shot.

“Look how I eat you, brother”: what Dibu Martínez said about the controversy

In the midst of the controversy, Dibu Martínez defended himself and justified his way of acting: “I never disrespected anyone, I never insulted a rival. It was something that came to me at the time, but if you see my words, I never disrespected the player or his family. It was what came out at the moment because I felt a little shy from the rival, and I I used to lead my country to a final”.

“What he did was because he saw a possibility, when a boxer hits you, he sees you knocked out a bit and wants to finish him off. I saw that. I saw anxiety and nervousness and I used it. Those I didn’t speak to was because I didn’t see those nerves and I concentrated more on the ball. But when I saw that they were looking at me, I saw the penalties against Uruguay, I saw that they liked show business”, he added.

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In addition, he revealed that he contacted Yerry Mina to apologize and explain that it had not been anything personal against him: “I wrote to him saying ‘Excuse me, I didn’t mean to brag, it was a party thing´. He answered everything very professionally.”