According to Alex Browne, Lisandro Martinez leads Argentina to victory in the Copa America with yet another clean sheet.Picture

Regaining the Copa America championship, Argentina and Lisandro Martinez defeated a determined Colombia 1-0 in extra time.

With 16 titles, La Albiceleste is currently the most successful team in the history of the competition.

In the 112th minute, a fantastic play that split the defense opened the door for Lautaro Martinez, who finished with a masterful one-on-one to earn Argentina the victory.

With five goals, the Inter Milan striker emerged as the tournament’s hero. Argentina should feel lucky because Colombia only had 44% possession and had 19 shots compared to the champions’ 11.

The World Cup winners’ defense, which has allowed just one goal in six games, has been the cornerstone of their success.

In the midst of all of this was United’s Lisandro Martinez, whose squad went the entire tournament without conceding a point.

Martinez solidified his position as his nation’s first-choice center defender by playing in five games and contributing to every one of them as a defensive rock.

The sixth-ranked player for United played the entire 120 minutes and scored 7.2 on Sofascore.

He had a busy night defending his nation’s goal, making six clearances and blocking two shots as a result of Colombia’s pressure.

In addition, he won one of his four ground battles and had three interceptions.

In the air, the burly defender was equally tough to beat, emerging victorious in two of his three encounters.

He passed the ball with precision even though he didn’t have as much time with it as he did in prior events.

With 43 touches, Martinez completed 27 of his 31 passes, yielding an 87% completion percentage.

After a season marred by injuries, Argentina may finally celebrate their third major victory in a row, which will be extremely important for United’s defensive mainstay.

Even yet, the defender’s challenging season is nicely ended with an FA Cup winner’s medal and a Copa America triumph.

Martinez was mainly a squad player even though he was a part of the World Cup-winning team. Given that this was his first victory as a true first choice option for his country, it will definitely matter a lot.

Alejandro Garnacho, who started game three of the group stage but did not play again in the competition, was one United player that played a lot less.

Even though he is only 19 years old, he will gain a lot by being in the team and learning from previous champions, and he intends to have a bigger impact at the World Cup in two years.

The two Argentines will be crucial to United’s success the next season, but first they should take some well-earned time off and celebrate winning the US championship once more.