Buenos Aires, April 6 (NA) – Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez, Racing’s forward who is the main target for fans after the defeat in the “Clásico de Avellaneda” against Independiente, posted a message on his social media amid the criticism: “A messenger of Satan to slap me.” “And so that the greatness of the revelations would not exalt me, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan to slap me, so that I would not exalt myself,” was the message shared on social networks by “Maravilla,” who found himself in the eye of the storm after his very poor performance this Saturday. Martínez had a disastrous afternoon/evening at the Estadio Libertadores de América - Ricardo Enrique Bochini, as he tried to take a penalty and the ball went over the crossbar, and then he missed a clear-cut chance one-on-one with the goalkeeper. As if that were not enough, the “Red” ended up taking the victory thanks to the goal from Paraguayan forward Gabriel Ávalos, who scored in the only clear chance he was given. Despite being the main responsible for the defeat against the classic rival, both the head coach Gustavo Costas and his teammates came out to express their support, emphasizing the impressive scoring average that Martínez has at Racing since his arrival at the beginning of 2024. Racing’s next match will be this Tuesday afternoon, when they will visit Independiente Petrolero of Bolivia for the first date of Group E of the Copa Sudamericana, in a match that will be covered live by the Argentine News Agency.
