The starting goalkeeper of the Argentine national teamEmiliano “Dibu” Martinez arrived in the country to join the training sessions for the Double date of South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The “Dibu”, which This Monday he turns 32 years oldacknowledged that he is very happy to wear the national team jersey again: “It is an honor to be here again,” express.
In turn, He said he feels “excited” about the tribute that will be paid to Ángel Di Maríawho retired from the Argentine national team after winning the Copa América.
The “Dibu” comes from having his first games of the season with his team, Aston Villawith whom he achieved two victories (over West Ham and Leicester) and one defeat (against Arsenal) in the Premier League.
In the next double date of Qualifiers, The team led by Lionel Scaloni will host Chile on Thursday at 9pm at El Monumental, while on Tuesday the 10th they will visit Colombia.
The world champions lead the qualifying table with 15 points out of a possible 18closely followed by Uruguay and Colombia, with 13 and 12 respectively, while the last qualifying spots are occupied by Venezuela, Ecuador and Brazil. Finally, Paraguay is in the play-off zone and Chile, Bolivia and Peru would be left empty-handed.
The main novelty of the National Team in this last call is the absence of Lionel Messiwho has not yet recovered from the injury he suffered to his right ankle during the Copa America final, and Angel Di Mariadue to his aforementioned retirement from the “Albiceleste”.
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