Argentina's coach is furious with Martinez.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez admitted that coach Lionel Scaloni didn't like him teasing the Brazilian players during the match on March 26th.

Martinez caused controversy in the match against Brazil. Photo: Reuters .

In the 67th minute of the 2026 World Cup qualifying match at home, Martínez received the ball from Nicolas Otamendi and performed a juggling act in front of the Brazilian players. This action immediately thrilled the crowd, who chanted his name: "Dibu, Dibu!"

However, manager Scaloni, standing on the touchline, made gestures of disapproval, clearly showing his disapproval of Martinez's actions. After the match, the Aston Villa goalkeeper shared: "That's something I don't sometimes do at the club. I only juggle the ball when I have space, but that's okay. I know the manager doesn't like it. It seemed like if I juggled the ball three more times he would have taken me off. The manager seemed quite angry."

This match also marked Martínez's 51st appearance for the national team. This statistic places him in the top three goalkeepers with the most caps in history, after Sergio Romero and Ubaldo Fillol. With 36 clean sheets and only 22 goals conceded, Martinez has proven himself worthy of being Argentina's current number one goalkeeper.

"We treated this like a final," Martínez added. "The whole team wasn't concerned about whether we had qualified for the World Cup before the match; we just wanted to win. That was very clear."

According to statistics from Flashcore , this is the first time since 1959 that Argentina has scored four goals against Brazil in an official match, excluding friendlies.

The goals in Argentina's crushing victory over Brazil: In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on the morning of March 26th, Brazil lost 1-4 to Argentina.

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