By Sergio Silva
Dec 20, 2024, 10:16 AM EST
Emiliano Martínez’s season with Aston Villa as well as the conquest of the 2024 Copa América with the Albiceleste earned Emiliano Martínez the Athlete of the Year award in Argentina, beating none other than Lionel Messi.
The tall Argentine goalkeeper, who days ago also received the FIFA The Best award for Best Goalkeeper of last season, has become a fundamental piece both in his club and in the Argentina National Team, which earned him to stay in his team for the first time. career with this distinction.
“Dibu” Martínez helped Aston Villa qualify for the current edition of the Champions League where the Argentine’s team is having a great performance, occupying fifth place in the classification in the renewed format of the competition that has the participation of 36 clubs Europeans.
In the Premier League they are also fighting and “Dibu” Martínez has been a fundamental factor in it. The Argentine’s team remains close to the places for the next edition of the ‘Champions’ with just over half of the season still ahead of them.
For his part, Lionel Messi also shone with the Argentine National Team, which won its second consecutive Copa América this year in the edition that was held in the United States, a country where the Argentine star plays with Inter Miami and where he won the Landon award. Donovan to the best of the season.
However, the ’10’ fell by the wayside again for the second consecutive season in his mission to take his team to the top of the North American championship after falling in the playoffs. The captain of Las Garzas now points to the next MLS campaign to seek the long-awaited title.
Franco Colapinto grateful
The Argentine driver, who made his debut in Formula 1 in 2024 with the Williams team, was grateful for having also received the Athlete of the Year award in his native country taking into account the impact generated by his presence in the highest category of the world motorsport.
“I am grateful for this award and for having fulfilled my dream of racing in Formula 1. We worked very hard for what we experienced this year and everything turned out very well. “It has been many years since there has been an Argentine in F1 and bringing this sport back to the country is something very positive.”said.
The driver, who for the moment will not be present in the next season with the English team that will have Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz Jr., was present at the award ceremony that took place on Thursday in Buenos Aires.
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