Emiliano Martínez set off all the alarms on April 27, when he did not come out to play the second half of the match that ended in a tie between Aston Villa and Chelsea by Premier League. This situation will leave him outside the three posts for a few days amidst the unbeatable present of his and her team. will watch on television the first leg of the Conference League semifinals against Olympiakos of Greece (it was suspended anyway).
In a press conference, the coach of the Villains, Unai Emeryreferred to the short-term absence of the man from Mar del Plata, who was already ruled out for this Thursday’s duel from 4 p.m. Villa Park for having reached the limit of warnings after his great performance on penalties against Lille: “Dibu Martínez is very important and, of course, he is very competitive and is helping us a lot, but with the small injury he has we have to protect him, support him and enhance other players on the team”.
The absence of the world champion affects a key place within the structure of the Birmingham cast, but there was good news regarding his health. As reported unofficially, Martínez did not have a tear, but rather a strain and only a few days off the court. His entourage affirms that the hope is that he can be present on May 9, for the rematch of the tie on Greek soil. At the very least, he will not be in this Sunday’s duel against Brighton by date 36 of the Premier Leaguein which Aston Villa is in fourth position, in the qualifying zone at the Champions League 2024/25.
It was not clear when he was injured, but during the first half against Chelsea had shown symptoms of muscle problems in his right leg. Beyond this, his premature departure was surprising with the result 2-0 in favor to allow the entry of Robin Olsenwho suffered the two goals of Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher for the final 2-2.
*Dibu Martínez’s gestures before being replaced at halftime
In the midst of this context, Unai Emery He expressed his absolute support for the 34-year-old Swedish goalkeeper, who played 7 games this season with 2 clean sheets and 10 goals conceded: “He is very competitive every day in training. When he played, he helped the team and the team believes in him. Hopefully he can help us and he feels good on the court.”
Aston Villa is looking for a place in the final of the Conference Leaguewhich is scheduled for Wednesday, May 29 at the Agia Sofia Stadium from Athens (Greece) and the other finalist will come out of the bracket between Fiorentina of Italy and witches of belgium. If he lifts that title, he would be the fourth international trophy in the club’s history after the 1981/82 European Cup, the 1982 European Super Cup and the 2001 Intertoto Cup.
Waiting for your return, Draw He recorded 15 clean sheets in the 45 games played this season, in which he conceded 56 goals. Due to his injury, he will only be able to match the 11 Premier League matches without conceding goals that he had last season (he currently has 9 clean sheets and would be available for the duels against Liverpool and Cristal Palace). He has the same amount as the Brazilian Ederson of Manchester City or the German Bernd Leno of Fulham, but he can no longer catch up with David Raya of Arsenal (14) and the Englishman Jordan Pickford of Everton (12).
Another person who is eagerly awaiting his return is called Lionel Scaloni. The coach of the argentine national team needs Martínez not to lose rhythm of competition in the face of the America Cup this year in the United States. The Albiceleste will debut on June 20 against Canada for him Group Aalso made up of Chile and Peru.
