Alejandro Camacho, Lautaro Martinez’s agent, revealed that the Argentine striker received strong painkillers injected into the ankle so that he might play in the current World Cup, indicating that canceling his goals once morest Saudi Arabia following falling in the sequence affected him.
Martinez participated mainly in the loss once morest Saudi Arabia at the start of the group stage, as the referee canceled two goals he scored following falling into the offside trap, as well as in the victory over Mexico.
But the Inter Milan player participated as a substitute in the final minutes of the match once morest Poland at the end of the group stage, as well as once morest Australia in the round of sixteen, which raised questions in the local media regarding his physical condition.
Camacho told Argentine radio station La Red: Lautaro was injected because he was suffering from severe ankle pain. He’s working hard to get rid of that pain, and then he’ll be out on the pitch. Martinez is one of the best players in the world.
He continued: He has mental toughness, but not counting the two goals he scored once morest Saudi Arabia was difficult for him.
Argentina faces the Netherlands on Friday in the quarter-finals.
