Dibu Martinez chose the best player in the world and it is neither Mbappe nor Ronaldo

Emiliano Martínez has won absolutely everything in his short career with the Argentine national team and has had the chance to face players of the stature of Kylian Mbappé or Cristiano Ronaldo. However, the world champion chose another footballer as the most difficult he faced in the elite.

Despite the fact that 'Donatello' scored three goals for him in the World Cup final in Qatar, where the Argentine team reached the title after being more effective in the penalty shootout, Emiliano Martínez did not choose the PSG striker as the most difficult player to face it was measured. In the same way, he omitted elements like Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo or Robert Lewandowski, whom he also measured in the World Cup.

In dialogue with 'Goal', the 'Dibu' revealed that Neymar has been the most difficult player. The goalkeeper of the National Team, who won the Copa América 2021, Finalissima 2022 or the World Cup in Qatar, faced the Brazilian in the final of the last Copa América, where the Albiceleste won thanks to a goal from Ángel Di María.

What did Emiliano Martínez say about Neymar?

The Aston Villa goalkeeper, who expressed his desire to change teams and play in the next Champions League, said: “Neymar is the best player I've ever played against. In the Copa America final we tried to stop him and we couldn't. At the time he was like, 'Oh my god, he's the best I've ever faced. What if I prepared in a different way? No, obviously you pray that he has a bad day and that the four behind him have the best day of his life, ”he closed.