‘Dibu’ Martínez was a hero in Aston Villa’s classification in the Conference League, but will be missing from the team due to suspensionReproduction / Instagram
Published 04/19/2024 17:35
Emiliano Martínez, from Aston Villa, in England, generated controversy last Thursday (18) after receiving two yellow cards, but not being sent off in the victory in a penalty shootout against Lille, in the Conference League. However, the goalkeeper will serve an automatic suspension and will be absent from the English club in the next phase of the continental tournament.
This is because, even if the two yellow cards received did not result in expulsion, the cards are recorded on the scoresheet. As he had already received one in the first match against Lille, the archer is out of the first game of the Conference League semi-finals, against Olympiacos, from Greece, on May 2nd.
At the reunion with French fans after the World Cup, the Argentine was booed practically the entire game. During penalty kicks, where he took two, he provoked those present in the stands and the Lille players, being the hero of Aston Villa’s qualification to the Conference League semi-finals.
