Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez sent a telling message to one Argentina teammate after his country’s 1-0 win over Chile at the 2024 Copa America.
Lisandro Martinez has played a starring role for the defending Copa America champions this summer after he was named in Lionel Scaloni’s 26-man squad.
The 26-year-old Manchester United defender impressed in Argentina’s 2-0 win over Canada in their Group A opener at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Martinez linked up again with Tottenham defender Cristian Romero in the heart of defence for Argentina’s second consecutive match at the tournament.
And the former Ajax star produced another solid display for Argentina, with Lionel Scaloni’s side punching their ticket to the Copa America quarter-finals.
Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez broke the deadlock late in the second half against Chile and made it back-to-back wins for Scaloni’s men.
Martinez sends message to Argentina teammate
Argentina are vying for their third piece of major silverware under Lionel Scaloni, who led the country to victory at the 2021 Copa America and the 2022 World Cup.
Lautaro Martinez has impressed for the reigning World Cup champions at the 2024 Copa America, having previously scored for Argentina against Canada.
The 26-year-old Argentine forward took to Instagram after the Chile match and sent a clear-cut message to Argentina fans.
Inter Milan star Lautaro simply wrote in the caption “Cuartos de final,” which translates to “quarter-finals” in English.
Lautaro’s latest Instagram post caught the eye of several Argentina players, including Julian Alvarez, Emiliano Martinez and Lisandro Martinez.
Manchester United defender Lisandro hailed the impressive performance of Lautaro by writing the message “Siiii Toro siii,” which roughly translates to ‘Yesssssssssssss.’
Alexis Mac Allister reacts to Argentina win
Alexis Mac Allister, who played the full 90 minutes against Chile, admitted that Argentina had to fight hard to secure a result in their second Group A tie.
“It was very hard, we knew it was going to be like this,” he said, as per Yahoo Sport.
“Generally, these games are like a war, there is like a fight between the two teams.
“It was a nice show, we all gave 100 per cent and, in the end, we ended up winning.”
Argentina will play their final Group A match on 30th June against Peru ahead of the Copa America quarter-finals.