(VIDEO) They say that Dibu Martinez is arrogant and many hate him, the act that no one saw in his last Argentina game

The Argentina national team is in the semifinals of the Copa America after defeating Ecuador in a penalty shootout. Argentina and Ecuador drew 1-1 after 90 minutes, and then the World Champions won 4-2 on penalties thanks to Emiliano Martinez, who saved the first two penalties in a row. Martinez is an expert at penalty shootouts, but many fans call him arrogant because of his mind game to distract the opponents before they take a penalty against him. He did it once again in this penalty shootout and celebrated with lots of joy but even after winning the match, the Argentine goalkeeper showed his humble side by making a great gesture towards Ecuador's goalkeeper, Alexander Dominguez. Martinez approached and consoled the Ecuadorian keeper, who didn't manage to make a save in the penalty shootout. The rest of the Argentina squad were celebrating together in front of their fans while Martinez consoled Dominguez. Lionel Messi missed the only penalty for Argentina, but it wasn't saved as he tried the peak, and it hit the crossbar.

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Emiliano Martinez won the Man of the Match award vs. Ecuador due to his two saves in the penalty shootout. He looked like the hero for Argentina and Messi since he made the two saves after Messi's penalty miss. Dibu Martinez dedicated the saves to Messi and said, "I owed it to Leo Messi, I owed it to him. He saved us in the World Cup, he won it, he was the best of all in the World Cup, and when things don't go his way... he was coming off a very strong injury in his adductor, and I felt like I had to help him when he missed the penalty."

Martinez continued to reveal his thoughts and said, "I didn't put pressure on myself; I just said, 'I'm going to help him, and that's what he deserves.' I spent so many years working for this, and that we're playing another semifinal is thanks to him."

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The impressive stat Dibu Martinez has with Argentina

Emiliano Martinez has demonstrated that he is vital for the Argentina national team. A stat that proves that is Emiliano Martinez has faced 24 penalties with Argentina, where he only conceded 12 penalties. Martinez has kept 24 clean sheets in 38 matches with Argentina.