Emiliano Martinez visited Bangladesh on his short trip to Asia before his holidays and the local Argentina fan base went crazy. Reportedly, Dibu’s next stop will be Calcutta, India, where he is supposed to arrive this Monday.

Among those who greeted the Argentinian goalkeeper was local cricket idol Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, who currently serves as a Member of Parliament. Mashrafe thanked Martinez by posting the following on Facebook:

“Short time meet, but a great feeling. The goalkeeper of the World Cup winning team is in front of our eyes! He doesn’t know how many years of waiting of millions of people like me ended when Argentina won the World Cup!”

As for the Best goalkeeper in the world, Dibu also showed how very thankful he is to the Bangladesh people and posted the following on his Instagram:

“The people here, with their love, care, and unrivaled hospitality, have truly melted my heart. I eagerly anticipate my return to this beautiful country in the near future. So, until my next visit, I bid you farewell, leaving a piece of my heart here. I am forever charmed by Bangladesh.”

Roberto Ayala spoke about the World Cup final stating that he was treated by a doctor after the World Cup final.

Ayala won the World Cup final as part of the Argentina national team coaching staff but like everyone else, he suffered during the penalty shootout. Speaking in an interview with Radio Continental AM 590, here is what he had to say:

“As soon as Montiel scored the goal, my legs went limp and I didn’t feel anything. I’m not saying I saw the light but I almost did.

“It was tremendous. Dr. Martínez treated me and little by little, I got well again. It was beautiful. Unique.”

“When you’re a world champion, you can’t find the words to describe what you feel.

“I haven’t gone back and watched the final in Qatar, only the first half again for something specific.”

About the younger players in the team:

“Hopefully those who come, the replacements, can put on the shirt and show everything, just like these guys have done.”

Regarding a possible return to his old club Valencia:

“I will return to Valencia in some position. I always have the desire and it is a club that I love very much.”

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— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) June 30, 2023

Facundo Buonanotte recalled the piece of advice which Lionel Messi gave to him and Alejandro Garnacho, Brighton and gifting his parents a house.

Buonanotte is back in Argentina and gave an interview with ESPN F12 about his first call up to the Argentina national team and what piece of advice Messi gave to Garnacho and himself. Here is what he had to say:

“In one of the first practices (with Argentina), I was with Ale (Alejandro Garnacho). Messi came and told us not to be shy and that we should do what we know how to do. More than anything, we should enjoy ourselves.”

He also spoke about Messi only playing the first of the two friendly matches in June:

“I would have liked for him to have stayed. I would have liked that they all stay. But well, we know that it’s not possible, that every player has to look out for themselves.”

The 18 year old also spoke about his immediate future:

“My wish is to be at Brighton, have a good pre-season, get more experience, settle down and obviously if you do well at the club, you have a good chance of going to the national team. So that’s the main thing. To be able to play in the qualifiers would be great for me.”

He spoke about gifting a house to his parents:

“One day when I came back from England, the whole family going to get together, there were quiet a lot of us. My grandfather was going to make a locro (a type of stew), which we like so much. My mother was worried about the place, because we were a lot of people and we didn’t have the space.

“I told her ‘don’t worry, ‘ma. I’ll take caer of it. I had to tell her that I rented a house because I wanted it to be a surprise.

“They came, they saw the house, I Told them to get to know it and when they finished seeing it I gave them the key.

“For me, it’s priceless to give them back a little bit of what they gave me in my childhood. They deserve it. These first months they were living with me in England and every now and then some friends came to visit us. We are adapting little by little.”

He commented on not playing at the U20 World Cup:

“I fought hard to be there. I would have loved to be there. What’s more, I talked to the coach, the directors, I talked to every one. I drove them crazy. But well (Brighton) wanted me to go when the World Cup had already started.

“I spoke to Javi (Javier Mascherano) and told him that Brighton’s requirements were that I should go when the World Cup had already started. He told me ‘hey Facu, don’t’. But I’m calm because I tried everything to be there. I still understand the club. They were fighting to enter the Europa League.”