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Emiliano Martínez on his form, the World Cup being the most difficult trophy, Lautaro Martinez

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Emiliano Martínez spoke about his form, the World Cup being the most difficult trophy to win, Lautaro Martinez and his penalty saves vs. Lille.

Martínez gave an interview where he spoke about the Argentina national team and wanting to go to the Olympics this summer. In the same interview with Gastón Edul, he also commented on his current form. Here is what he had to say:

“I feel much more complete than I did in my first Copa America and much more complete than I did after the World Cup.

“I know that my best moment is coming and I want to prepare for these 20 days like I never prepared in my life.”

He also gave his thoughts on the World Cup being the most difficult trophy to win, after Kylian Mbappe had stated that the Euro’s were more difficult than the World Cup:

“There is nothing more difficult than a World Cup, we all know that.”

He also commented on Lautaro Martinez:

“Lautaro loves to take penalty shots during training, he loves it a lot. He took a great penalty against the Netherlands. We were joking to him a bit because he had missed in the Champions League.

“He was taking shots without a goalkeeper and I told him it was easy to shoot without one. ‘Get in the goal,’ he told me. So, I saved the first one and walked away. I celebrated right in front of him, haha. There’s a great vibe in the group.”

In regards to his penalty kick saves against Lille in the Conference League:

“I have never been so insulted in my life. I stopped the first one (penalty kick) and silenced the fans who spent 120 minutes insulting me.”

Emiliano Martínez speaks on Argentina team: “I want to be at the Olympics”

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Emiliano Martínez spoke about the Argentina team and how he would like to be at the Olympics.

Martínez has commented about how he would like to be at the Olympics with Argentina. Speaking in an interview with TyC Sports, here is what Martínez had to say:

“I want to be at the Olympics. It’s not up to me, Aston Villa blocked me several times. It’s not completely closed yet but I have to fight a little more with the club. I always put the national team first.”

He also spoke about Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni:

“He takes great care of us but he doesn’t gift us anything. He told us that the number 10 (Lionel Messi) is the only one that has a guaranteed spot. People who relax, don’t come.”

The Argentina goalkeeper is presently with the Argentina national team, training in Miami.

Equi Fernández and Juan Ignacio Nardoni injured for Argentina Olympic team

Equi Fernández and Juan Ignacio Nardoni are both injured and out of the Argentina Olympic team for the two friendly matches.

Argentina Olympic team coach Javier Mascherano will not be able to count on Equi Fernández and Juan Ignacio Nardoni for the friendly matches against Paraguay. Fernández of Boca Juniors is out due to a tear in his left thigh and he will be out for three weeks.

Juan Ignacio Nardoni of Racing has also withdrawn from the Argentina Olympic team for the two matches due to an overload in his left hamstring.

Javier Mascherano recently called up 23 players as they prepare for their two matches against Paraguay and the Olympics.

Argentina national team continue training in Miami, winning team

The Argentina national team have continued training in Miami with a winning team celebrating.

Argentina trained on Tuesday evening as they continue to prepare for the two friendly matches against Ecuador and Guatemala. Lionel Scaloni held a training session and for the first time in this trip, had all 29 of his players available.

A winning team in training was Lionel Messi, Lisandro Martínez, Rodrigo De Paul, Lautaro Martínez, Exequiel Palacios and Independiente goalkeeper, Mateo Morro.

Lionel Scaloni has his 29 players and as we reported, he has doubts about the 26 that will make the Copa America team.

Argentina names in doubts by coach Lionel Scaloni for Copa America

There are a few names that Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has in doubt for the Copa America.

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has all 29 of his players training for the two friendly matches against Ecuador and Guatemala. Of those 29 names, three of them will be cut for the Copa America team.

There are five names fighting for two spots in the team. According to Hernán Claus, three defenders will be fighting for one spot. Lucas Martínez Quarta, Leonardo Balerdi and Valentín Barco are all fighting for one spot to make the Copa America.

The second spot is between Ángel Correa or Valentín Carboni. The team, if everyone is fit, would be the players that made the Copa America, Gio Lo Celso, Alejandro Garnacho and Nicolás González.

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