EMILIANO MARTINEZ appeared to play a huge role in Argentina’s opening goal in their 3-1 win over Jordan last night.
The goalkeeper coordinated ‘s decoy wall to be perfectly positioned before Lo Celso smashed his free-kick into the top corner.
Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez set up the Argentina wall from afar Credit: X
He placed them to perfection Credit: X
The three Argentina stars dispersed just as Giovani Lo Celso struck the ball Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
And Lo Celso’s strike soared into the top corner to give Argentina the lead Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Argentina stars , and set up a three-man decoy wall as ex-Spurs man lined up a free-kick in the 19th minute.
From afar, Martinez guided them into position perfectly.
And as Lo Celso was about to hit the ball, the trio dispersed, leaving a clear path for it to fly into the top corner and give the world champions the lead.
Following the match, which saw Argentina top Group J with a perfect nine points, Martinez said: “It’s something I do. It’s something that really complicates things for the opposing keeper.
“It’s something we have to keep improving on. It’s something that also really messes with their wall.
“And with the quality we’ve got, we know it’ll go through the wall.”
Argentina’s future opponents, starting with minnows in the , will undoubtedly have this trick in mind if they have to defend a free-kick.
After their perfect three from three in the group stage, in which they scored eight and conceded just one, and Co will have their eyes on going all the way once again.
https://twitter.com/DoentesPFutebol/status/2071062061308637541?s=20They have arguably the most favourable of knockout draws, firstly against the lowest-ranked side left in the tournament in Cape Verde on Friday.
If they win at the end of the week, they will then face either or in the last 16, before a quarter-final against one of , , Algeria or .
, and it could be a clash with or which stands between them and a second consecutive World Cup final.
And it could be a repeat of the crazy 2022 final, as find themselves on the other side of the draw.
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