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·30 September 2021

Aston Villa star Martinez: How I prepared for Copa America final

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Aston Villa star Emiliano Martinez has revealed he was busy playing Playstation prior to the Copa America final.

The goalkeeper starred for Argentina as they beat Brazil in the final.


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Speaking to Sebas Fernandez on YouTube, Martinez said: "The truth is that every night I play the PlayStation. Two hours. It is my space, my moment to distract myself.

"I love it because I disconnect. I spend time with my family and then I have my space to play alone, with my friends from Mar del Plata. I take it on all my trips.

"Before the final with Brazil I played a couple of games. After a while I went to play the [final]. It helps me think about something else, not being on the phone all day, it relaxes me and it amuses me.

"When I lived in Mar del Plata I spent all day with the ball, but at night it was all with video games. Today I am still connected with my friends there and I play Call of Duty with them. I love that game, I am a killer, I go out to look for my opponents.

"The [Argentina] group is also very close because we play cards, Among Us, Call of Duty, some play FIFA, ping pong tournaments. The group is competitive and we get together like that.

"Before a qualifying match we had 10 guys in a room and we played until two in the morning. We had a lot of fun."

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