ULTIMATE DAY: Lisandro Martinez at his worst in Argentina’s big win; McTominay became a Fighting Machine against Germany.
In just a few hours, Scott McTominay and Lisandro Martinez experienced unforgettable moments in Scotland and Argentina, respectively.
In the opening match of EURO 2024, Scott McTominay’s Scotland faced host Germany. The Man Utd midfielder played the whole match but could not help his hometown team avoid a crushing defeat.
McTominay still had an extremely brave match when participating in 11 duels and winning 7 of them, in addition to 2 Tackles won, 1 Blocks, 2 Clearances, 2 Interceptions, 2 Recoveries
Defeated 1-5, McTominay and his teammates’ path to getting through the group stage became extremely difficult. Scotland is the team with the lowest FIFA ranking in Group A, compared to Germany, Switzerland and Hungary.
A few hours later, another “Red Devils” factor, Lisandro Martinez, also had to taste bitter fruit. The MU midfielder was named by coach Lionel Scaloni in Argentina’s starting lineup in the friendly match against Guatemala.
Right in the 4th minute, Martinez unfortunately scored an own goal in an attempt to clear the ball. The 26-year-old was luckier than McTominay when “La Albiceleste” successfully came back to win 4-1, thanks to two doubles from Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez.
Argentina’s last practice before the Copa America in 2024 is taking place today. On June 21, the Tango squad will play Canada.
Martinez is probably going to start in the South American football competition. He was kept on the field for ninety minutes by coach Scaloni in the two previous friendly matches.
