The “anti-Emiliano Martinez” law already violated…

Tigres’ Argentinian goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman wasn’t bothered by Fifa’s new penalty shootout regulations.

This is one of the defining moments of the season: the penalty shootout between France and Argentina in the final of the 2022 World Cup. Where Emiliano Martinez’s performance had been such that Fifa had judged good, in the process, to change certain lines of its regulations.

According to Law 14 now, “ the goalkeeper cannot improperly distract the shooter, for example by delaying the execution of the penalty or by touching the posts, the crossbar or the nets. »

A change called in Argentina “anti-Dibu law” (Dibu is the nickname of Martinez), which makes the main interested party laugh. ” I loved the anti-Dibu lawhe laughed on the waves of the Argentinian radio UrbanaPlay. They are always looking for an excuse for the shooter to score the goal. I don’t care today, we are already champions of everything. They did it too late! I saved what I had to save…”

The Nahuel Guzman Show

Emiliano Martinez can however be reassured, the goalkeepers can still splurge during the penalty shootouts. Also known for his eccentricity, his compatriot Nahuel Guzman did his thing with the Tigres de Monterrey, the club of André-Pierre Gignac. The 37-year-old Argentinian first showed his mime skills to try to destabilize the Vancouver shooter, to no avail.

Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman with some unique penalty shootout distraction antics vs Vancouver Whitecaps in the Leagues Cup last night. First up: miming. pic.twitter.com/ou3wgvcgQm

—James Nalton (@JDNalton) August 5, 2023

In the aftermath, Nahuel Guzman went even harder, pulling a long cloth out of his mouth, like magicians do. And in the process, he stopped the shot of Serbian Ranko Veselinovic. The only miss of this session, which therefore offered the qualification to the Tigers.