While the Argentine footballers were roaring with joy as they jumped to the last eight of the World Cup, substitute Nadalu Martinez was alone in his sadness. In the last seven minutes of the game, he missed three consecutive scoring opportunities, which not only put an abrupt end to Messi's brilliant record of three consecutive World Cup round of 16 assists, but also made the fans on the sidelines angry. After the game, a wave of angry fans flooded Nadalu Martinez's social media accounts with messages calling for his early retirement!
Nadal Martinez, who has lost his starting spot in the last two matches, has been in a slump. In today's match, he replaced Zulian Ivaris in the 71st minute, but missed several chances. 88 minutes, he received a good diagonal pass from Mace, but his shot was off the mark; 93 minutes, he had another good chance, but his shot was blocked by Mathieu Lane from close range; and 94 minutes, after Mace, Di Paolo and Nadalu Martinez passed around the ball, he had his shot deflected away by the goalkeeper.
In the final round of the Belgian group stage, Lukaku came on as a substitute but missed four golden chances in a row, leading to the team's exit. This time, Nadalu Martinez, Lukaku's teammate, also became a target. After the game, many fans vented on Nadalu Martinez's social media, such as "Messi will not pass you the ball again", "you do not deserve to wear the Argentina jersey", "hurry up and retire! You're not worthy of the Argentina jersey", "Retire now", "You've cost Messi 3 assists" and many other harsh comments.
