“I met the Argentine national team on the first level, and I also fought with my club, and I fought”Emiliano Martinez told the Argentine press during a training session in Miami with the Albiceleste, which was playing the matches preceding the Copa America in the United States (July 20-July 14).
“The most important thing is the Copa America, it’s the Olympic Games. My dream is to win the gold medal”added » Dibu » Martinez to TycSports, knowing full well that Paris-2024 is not a FIFA competition and that clubs are therefore not obliged to release their players.
Messi too?
“It’s a dream of the Olympic Games, but it doesn’t depend on me”he however tempered.
Emiliano Martínez, 31 years old, has three players over 23 in the national team starters in the Olympic football tournament, returned to the occasions in Argentina (Athens-2004 and Beijing-2008), which lasted this dispute. took place from July 24 to August 9, so it was a second time before the resumption in the Premier League.
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The possibility of participation of Lionel Messi, 36, in the Paris Olympics is not possible. The discussions took place between the captain of the national team and Javier Mascherano, coach in charge of the Argentine Olympic team.
