Dibu Martínez was injured at Aston Villa and set off alarm bells for the Argentine National Team

Lionel Scaloni has no peace with the injuries in the Argentina national team squad. After the tough loss of Lisandro Martínez, and closely following the situations of Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso, now the coach must analyze the physical condition of Emiliano Dibu Martínez , who was injured in the match between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.

The goalkeeper managed to play normally throughout the first half, where he even had good and bad moments between the Villano team's three posts . Even at the break, there were no signs that would set off alarm bells. However, when he returned for the second half, the entry of substitute goalkeeper Robin Olsen, originally from Sweden, caused a lot of surprise among friends and strangers.

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As the minutes passed, it emerged that Martinez felt discomfort in his hamstring and that his departure was only a precaution . It is expected that Aston Villa will issue an official medical report in the next few hours that will serve to provide a little more clarity to the situation.

It should be noted that the physical problem occurred less than a month before a very spicy double date of the Qualifiers for the Albiceleste team . On Friday, March 21, they will face Uruguay at the Centenario Stadium, while on Tuesday, March 25, a new edition of the continental classic will be played against Brazil.

In this sense, it remains to be seen whether Martínez manages to balance the loads in order to recover 100% and be present in the two matches of the first window of 2025. Considering that the distance is three weeks, a reasonable time to recover, optimism reigns.

Despite only playing 45 minutes, Emiliano Martínez was the protagonist of his team's tough 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace. In the 28th minute, he managed to block a header from Chris Richards, but could not avoid giving a short rebound, which Ismaila Sarr captured to break the tie .

Almost ten minutes later, the goalkeeper redeemed himself with an impressive save. It was in the 36th minute, when Eberechi Eze sent in a cross after a counterattack, and the goalkeeper repelled Ismaila Sarr's shot from point-blank range. On the rebound, the author of the 1-0 goal sent it over the crossbar.