1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,960 [mysterious music playing] 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:10,120 [light switch clicks] 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,280 [ball] Throughout the history of soccer, 6 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:16,720 we've seen great players who are all focused one goal, 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,160 which is to score. 8 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:22,400 But there are also those who are always trying to catch us, 9 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,320 who wanna stop us, and not let us in the goal. 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:26,880 And for some strange reason, 11 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,720 it seems like everyone wants to be a goalkeeper now. 12 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:31,440 Why's that? Huh? 13 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,200 Maybe… it has to do with this one guy. 14 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:39,280 So today, I'm gonna tell you a story about a certain Emiliano Martínez. 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,640 Well, yeah, the one you and everyone calls Dibu. 16 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,400 [crowd cheering] 17 00:00:48,480 --> 00:00:51,520 [mysterious music continues] 18 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,280 [woman] The FIFA Best Goalkeeper award for the best goalkeeper of the season 19 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:59,760 goes to Argentina’s… Emiliano Martínez. 20 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,240 [Emiliano] Everyone asks me who my idols were growing up. 21 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,560 Or which goalkeepers inspired me when I was a kid. 22 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,160 And I've always said, "Witnessing my mom cleaning buildings 23 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,760 for eight… or nine hours a day." 24 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,800 "And my Dad… work hard." 25 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:21,880 The truth is, they're my idols. 26 00:01:21,960 --> 00:01:22,800 Thank you all. 27 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:24,440 DIBU MARTÍNEZ IS THE WORLD'S BEST KEEPER 28 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,160 [announcer 1] He's a World Cup winner and the best goalkeeper. 29 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,600 [announcer 2] Emiliano Martínez, the season's best goalkeeper. 30 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:31,440 EMILIANO MARTÍNEZ SEASON'S BEST 31 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,600 [announcer 3] Best goalkeeper of the 2021 Copa América. 32 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:35,400 [announcer 4] At the Ballon d'Or ceremony, 33 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,120 Dibu Martínez won the Yashin for world's best goalkeeper. 34 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,880 [announcer 5] Again, Dibu Martínez won The Best award 35 00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:43,600 as the world's top goalkeeper. 36 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:44,760 [club music playing] 37 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,960 [Emiliano] It's what every kid dreams of since the age of six. 38 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,800 It was my goal, and I knew I was ready for it. 39 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:52,480 Huh? 40 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,400 -[music winds down] -[gulps] 41 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,960 BASED ON A SHORT STORY BY HERNÁN CASCIARI 42 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,960 [upbeat rock music playing] 43 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:03,720 Mm… Mm… Mm… 44 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,720 -[man 1] You can't do it! -[man 2] You're useless in the goal! 45 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,920 -[man 1] You're stupid. -[man 2] You're worthless, goalkeeper! 46 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,080 The ball never scared me. I'm very demanding… of myself. 47 00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:17,840 [straining] 48 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,320 I saw the other goalkeeper, and I couldn’t understand 49 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:22,680 why he wasn’t getting a chance. 50 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:25,200 I put up with everything, 51 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,200 but not being able to play was something I couldn’t deal with. 52 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:29,440 It felt like I was stuck. 53 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,480 There was a lot of sacrifice. It didn't happen overnight. 54 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,920 I expected him to say, "I'm done, I wanna come back." 55 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,120 [rock music playing] 56 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,360 [grunting] 57 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,960 He was a kid who came here with one goal… to make it. 58 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:55,320 His mindset is what sets him apart. That journey made him stronger. 59 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,680 [man] We're going to play with Emiliano Martínez. 60 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,800 The level Emiliano's been performing at really speaks for itself. 61 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,240 And this could be his chance. 62 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:09,280 WHO IS EMILIANO MARTÍNEZ? 63 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,400 [man 2] No one knows you! With those two goalkeepers, what does Martínez change? 64 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:13,680 DOUBTS IN NATIONAL TEAM'S GOAL 65 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,600 They say you owe all your success to the coach! 66 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,480 If you don't pay for the cable, you don't know where this guy plays. 67 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:20,960 What will he try and goal? 68 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,080 [Emiliano] Until things just clicked. 69 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:26,960 I’m not new to the national team. 70 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,280 I’ve played in the Under-20 and Under-17 World Cups. 71 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,320 Hey there, little champ. [snickers] 72 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,800 I'm the one who decides if you're a hero or a villain now. 73 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,880 [sinister laughter] 74 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,120 [Emiliano] I know I gave the national team a boost of positivity. 75 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,360 If I choose correctly, there's an 80% chance I'll save it. 76 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,240 I'm gonna eat you alive! 77 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,600 Dibu is a real character, he's a bit crazy, and if he told you that, 78 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,240 you can be sure it's gonna happen. 79 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,320 He’s been a really positive addition to the group. 80 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,320 [upbeat music playing] 81 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:12,640 First, with the saves. 82 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,040 -And with his personality. -You're nervous, aren't you? 83 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,520 Whether I play well or not, I know the confidence is there. 84 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,520 [grunting] 85 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:29,800 [crowd roars] 86 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,880 [Alejandro] I knew that once he joined the national team, 87 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,000 he wouldn't let go of the gloves. 88 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,400 [Messi] Dibu is such an amazing person. He really is. 89 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:41,680 He made them feel like they could step up and take the shot, 90 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,360 but they wouldn't score. 91 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:47,480 [crowd roars] 92 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,960 When he's in goal, he seems to grow. 93 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,960 If he had to go straight into the post 2to make the save, he’d do it. 94 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,280 [Alejandro] He's definitely got a sixth sense. 95 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,200 [Alejandro] I could tell he had something. 96 00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:02,640 He's the one who really knows why. 97 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,040 That's what he was born for, to be a goalkeeper. 98 00:05:05,840 --> 00:05:07,560 [sound fluttering] 99 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:12,080 DIBU MARTÍNEZ THE KID WHO STOPS TIME 100 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,800 [announcer 1] About a billion and a half TV viewers across the world 101 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,320 are watching this game. 102 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,160 [announcer 2] Argentina versus France! 103 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,520 [announcer 1] Please, just allow me to dream a little! 104 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,120 [announcer 2] Messi's team against Mbappé's. 105 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,040 [announcer 3] Who will take all the glory? 106 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:27,080 [solemn music playing] 107 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,880 [Emiliano] As I walked out to play the World Cup final, 108 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:34,080 I felt a pit in my stomach that I'd never felt as a professional player. 109 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,880 [crowd chanting in distance] 110 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:39,520 [crackling] 111 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,320 [Emiliano] When you see that giant World Cup 112 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,560 in the middle of the field, 113 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,920 and the nearly 70,000 people in the Lusail Stadium… 114 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,800 [crowd roaring] 115 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,760 …you begin to understand what it feels like 116 00:05:50,840 --> 00:05:52,200 to play in a World Cup final. 117 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:57,560 [all singing along to Argentine national anthem] 118 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,280 [announcer] We believe in you guys. 119 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,800 We believe in this team. Come on, Argentina! 120 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,600 [Emiliano] Seeing all those people sing, 121 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:13,880 made me feel as if I was… transported back to Argentina and my childhood school. 122 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,840 [in Spanish] ♪ To the great Argentine people, salute… ♪ 123 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,800 SAGRADA FAMILIA SCHOOL 124 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,800 [Emiliano, in English] Little Coco was over there. 125 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:23,840 [whirring] 126 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,800 And a little further down, Ale, my older brother. 127 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,000 [in Spanish] ♪ That we knew how to win… ♪ 128 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,440 [in English] The teacher was leading the kids in singing. 129 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,240 And that's when… I discovered the switch. 130 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:36,800 -[chiming] -[knocking] 131 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,880 Oh, wow. What's this? 132 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,560 Why's there a switch in my belly button? 133 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:44,840 -[loud clicking] -[whirring] 134 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,200 [clock ticking] 135 00:06:48,280 --> 00:06:50,040 Huh? [sighs] 136 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,240 Oh, no. What's going on? 137 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,760 [bass tone rumbling] 138 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,040 [clock continues ticking] 139 00:07:04,280 --> 00:07:07,760 [echoing] Hello? Hello? 140 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:10,080 [echoing] Are all of you frozen? 141 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,120 [echoing] This is so weird. 142 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,720 [echoing] Hey, teacher! What's happening? 143 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,960 [echoing] What's going on? Someone answer me! 144 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:26,400 [echoing] Coco! Uh, Coco! Coco, talk to me. 145 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,360 [echoing] Teacher, Coco's not moving. 146 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,640 [echoing] This can't be happening! What did I do? 147 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,800 [echoing] What's this? What did I do? 148 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,240 [in Spanish] ♪ Or swear To die gloriously! ♪ 149 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,640 ♪ Or swear to die gloriously! ♪ 150 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:47,160 ♪ Or swear to die gloriously! ♪ 151 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,720 [in English] What… did I just do? 152 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:59,400 [laid-back folk-rock music playing] 153 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,400 [Emiliano] I’ve been all over, 154 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,000 but Mar del Plata will always be my hometown. 155 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,440 From walking to the bus stop at 7:00 in the morning 156 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,120 so I could get to school on time, 157 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,360 to walking in the afternoons 158 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,680 from Punta Mogotes beach to the Jardín neighborhood, 159 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,160 which always took about 30 or 40 minutes. 160 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,320 Riding my bike to the field with the wooden goal, no net. 161 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:37,040 My brother and I spent a lot of time together, just the two of us. 162 00:08:37,560 --> 00:08:39,720 The essence of our family, the way our parents raised us… 163 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:40,640 BROTHER 164 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,720 …is what gave us that sense of brotherhood. 165 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,760 We were definitely attached at the hip. 166 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,880 We had a wire fence at the front of the house. 167 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,280 I think it was… about 15 meters from end to end. 168 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,320 And the ball went back and forth all day. 169 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,200 Penalties, headers, chest touches, rabonas, 170 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:58,760 whatever it was, we'd play it. 171 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,800 Every day, we made up new games, and there was always a ball involved. 172 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,000 [music fades] 173 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,160 [kids shouting in distance] 174 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:09,840 Emi, go in goal. 175 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,000 No, but I want to play up front. 176 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,400 I'll play up front and score. You don't let them in, okay? 177 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,240 [sighs] Sure. 178 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,400 [ball] Lucas the Tank, 179 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,400 Mosquito Brady, 180 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:24,400 Curly Loquercio, Diego Garello, 181 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,600 Pata Suárez, Ariel Armageddon. 182 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:29,600 Ariel drives down the right with the ball. 183 00:09:29,680 --> 00:09:31,320 -Armageddon shoots. -Oh, no, no! 184 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,760 [ball] Goal! Emiliano was caught off guard. 185 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,040 -[Emiliano grunts] -Curly drives toward the penalty area. 186 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:37,720 -Foul. That's a foul. -[blowing whistle] 187 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,080 Move that way… no. Move over. That's it. You're good. 188 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,520 -Toto Bertoglio. -[electronic bleeping] 189 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:49,400 -Hmm. -That's a long… very high cross. 190 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:50,520 -A giant header! -No! 191 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,400 -Oh! -[blows whistle] 192 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,640 -No! No! -Coco tries to stop the ball! 193 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:56,200 -[blows whistle] -But he sends it in! 194 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,160 -No! -It's Little Coco. 195 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,160 No, why?! 196 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:04,600 -Little goalie, soccer's for grown-ups. -[boys laughing] 197 00:10:04,680 --> 00:10:06,880 Why don't you join them building sandcastles? 198 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,240 [laughing] 199 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,160 -[groans] -Ah! Huh! 200 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:13,840 -[ball] What a beautiful pass! -Oh no! 201 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,320 Armageddon is approaching at full speed! 202 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,680 -Hmm… Mm… Mm! -[bleeping] 203 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,680 Hey! What do you think you're doing? 204 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:36,600 No, hey, don't do it. No, what are you doing? 205 00:10:36,680 --> 00:10:38,320 Stop that right now. Don't do it! 206 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,880 I'm gonna eat you up, bro. I'm gonna eat you alive! 207 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,200 [grunts] 208 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:46,560 [man grunting] 209 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:50,000 [ball] Incredible save from Emiliano Martínez! It's unbelievable! 210 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:51,680 -Emiliano saves the ball! -[blows whistle] 211 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,560 -This will go down in history! -[all cheering] 212 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,800 -Go! -It is truly unbelievable! 213 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:57,360 What did you do? You're a beast! 214 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,840 What you did was incredible. You're a star! 215 00:11:00,560 --> 00:11:01,400 [sniffs] 216 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:05,320 [Alejandro] Those are your school pants! Mom’s gonna drag both of us by the ears. 217 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:06,440 [gulps] 218 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,760 The Mostris were older, born in '89, '90. 219 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,160 We'd got to school, to soccer, and to the beach together. 220 00:11:14,680 --> 00:11:17,120 We kept calling each other "Mostris," and it stuck. 221 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:18,320 THE MOSTRIS 222 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,520 [Emiliano] Look, it’s hard to explain the meaning of "The Mostris." 223 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,280 In Argentina, especially in Mar del Plata, as kids, 224 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,160 We wanted a name, something we could identify with. 225 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,800 And I think in the end, "The Mostris" ended up sticking, 226 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:33,960 like, "Hey, here come the Mostris." 227 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:37,080 The Mostris is… the little crew we put together. 228 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:40,880 Emi, Toto, Diego, Ale, and me. 229 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,720 A friend's brother and some childhood friends… 230 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:43,640 FRIEND 231 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:45,120 …always called us "Mostris." 232 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:46,080 "Hey, Mostri, Mostri." 233 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:47,000 FRIEND 234 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,000 Instead of saying "monsters," they'd say "mostri." 235 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,200 And we just kinda took it and made it ours. 236 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,200 [Emiliano] That word just kinda stuck with us. 237 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,560 So much so, that we all got tattoos of it… in Arabic. 238 00:11:56,640 --> 00:12:00,600 [Lucas] We completely trusted the translator at that moment in time. 239 00:12:00,680 --> 00:12:02,480 We believed it said "Mostri." 240 00:12:02,560 --> 00:12:05,680 Then, some time later, in England, I was in a gym with Emi 241 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,560 and an Arab guy came over to us and said "Mostri, Mostri!" 242 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:13,240 We realized, what we got tattooed actually did say "Mostri." We had no idea. 243 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,280 Don't ask why it's in Arabic. 244 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,440 All I can say is, we were young 245 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,200 and… maybe now we'd get "Mostri" tattooed in Spanish. 246 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:22,720 I'm not sure why we went with Arabic. 247 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,000 But hey, there are five of us, 248 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,760 and we still call each other "Mostri" to this day. 249 00:12:28,600 --> 00:12:31,720 [pencil scribbling] 250 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:36,240 In the neighborhood where Emi grew up, five blocks out, 251 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,000 you could already see the open fields. 252 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:39,200 FATHER 253 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,040 There was always some kind of tournament 254 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:42,800 with all the kids from the neighborhood. 255 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,240 They'd spend all day with the ball. Mornings, afternoons. 256 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,240 They would play at night, at times even under pouring rain. 257 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,160 They've always loved soccer. 258 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:52,080 MOTHER 259 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:55,120 The ball was always part of his life, from a very young age. 260 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:56,800 [kids chattering] 261 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:58,320 [pensive music playing] 262 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:01,160 [floor creaking] 263 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:02,240 Sh! 264 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,600 [knife chopping] 265 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:15,840 -[both laugh, yell] -[dog whimpers, barks] 266 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,720 Hey, boys! Is that you? 267 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,680 -[groans] Uh! -[dog panting] 268 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:22,440 Is something wrong? 269 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,320 Hey, boys! How was your day at school today? 270 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,600 Hey, Dad! We played a game on the beach, but we lost three-zero. 271 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:30,080 And Emi made an awesome save today! 272 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,120 Come on, Emi, tell me all about it. 273 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,240 It was so cool! I stopped it like this with my leg and kicked it out! 274 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,760 Oh, yeah? Save this. Let's see if you can. 275 00:13:41,680 --> 00:13:43,000 [gasps, then groans] 276 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:46,520 Emiliano, what happened to your pants, young man? 277 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:47,480 [yelps] 278 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:51,240 What have I told you about school pants? Tell me what you're gonna wear tomorrow. 279 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:52,400 It's just that… 280 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:54,280 How many times do I have to tell you? 281 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,320 You're not supposed to play soccer in the pants you use for school. 282 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:59,240 Now both of you, go take a shower! 283 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:03,440 At least you guys didn't lose four-zero. 'Cause you saved one, didn't you? 284 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,720 My dad was out working most of the time. 285 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,160 He hustled all day in the fish business. He filleted fish. 286 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,600 [gentle acoustic guitar music playing] 287 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:13,920 [Emiliano] He’d go all day 288 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,720 from one fish market to another, making fillets. 289 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:21,480 And we saw my mom around 6:00 or 7:00… when we came back from school. 290 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:24,160 [Susana] He was my little partner. 291 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,120 He’d always ask me, "Mom, what do you need?" 292 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:28,840 "Want me to run an errand?" 293 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,080 When he was four or five, he’d hop on his little blue bike 294 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,120 and head out with a bag and some money. 295 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:35,280 He was very caring. 296 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,560 [dreamy music playing] 297 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:47,840 [dog panting] 298 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,800 -[yawns] -[barks] 299 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,440 Come here, Emi. How is it looking? 300 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,840 Wow, Mom! I have the coolest pants in the whole wide world! 301 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:01,280 You know what? 302 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:03,400 One day I'm going to be a world champion, 303 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,840 and you won’t have to work or sew again ever in your life. 304 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,280 [chuckles] 305 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,280 Of course, my lovely little champ. 306 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:11,640 [dog yelping] 307 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:17,560 He always knew he was leaving because he'd say to me, 308 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:21,360 "You know, when I become a soccer player, I will be a professional soccer player." 309 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,280 "You won't need to work anymore." 310 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,640 Soccer's been my priority. 311 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,600 Even as a kid, I’d turn down going out for ice cream or going fishing. 312 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,880 And instead, I'd go play for my team on Sunday mornings. 313 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,200 It was something I really looked forward to all week. 314 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:40,320 When Emi was still quite little, I remember, I’d call out from my room, 315 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,360 "All right, time to sleep! We’ve got an early morning tomorrow." 316 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,760 And sometimes I felt like he was… talking to someone. 317 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:49,760 I have no idea if it was an imaginary friend 318 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,080 or if he was just talking… to himself out loud. 319 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:54,360 [snoring] 320 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,360 [thunder rumbling] 321 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,240 [rain pattering] 322 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,120 [snoring continues] 323 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:02,200 [loud thunderclap] 324 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,160 [snarling] 325 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,400 Hello, little champ. [sinister laughter] 326 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:07,640 Who, uh, who are you? 327 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:09,960 Well, the one who decides who goes home happy 328 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,760 and who is sad and can't sleep at night. 329 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,680 -I'm dreaming, aren't I? -Nope. No, no. You're awake right now. 330 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,440 But you're talking to me, and I know balls don't talk. 331 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:23,480 I do more than talk. I do tricks, I also fly, and I bury myself in the net. 332 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,600 Oh, I love burying myself in the net. 333 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,520 I'm the one who decides if you're a hero, or a villain now. 334 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:30,440 -[sinister laughter] -But you don't exist. 335 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:34,280 Look who's talking! The one they send to the goal because he's just a little kid. 336 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:35,840 A little kid! 337 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,040 -What's wrong, little champ? -[teeth chattering] 338 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,200 Are you scared of me? [sinister laughter]* 339 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,120 Why would I even be scared of you? 340 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,720 I always knew I'd make it. I never doubted that. 341 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:51,600 Not once did I think, "If I don't make it, I'll go get a job at the harbor." 342 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,480 [gentle piano music playing] 343 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,760 [seagulls calling] 344 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:05,640 [man] There's Susana, the new ride, and Beto. 345 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,720 [projector whirring] 346 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,680 [Emiliano] The red Jeep was my dad's very first car. 347 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,920 And I remember he always kept it spotless and squeaky clean, 348 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,320 but it had so many issues and something was always broken. 349 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,960 [Alberto] Boys, let's go! Come on, sleepyheads! Let's get going. 350 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:24,080 Coming dad! 351 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:25,760 [jaunty music playing] 352 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,720 [yawns] 353 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,520 [engine rattling] 354 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,080 [snoring] 355 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:37,760 Huh? Huh? 356 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,000 We've got a built-in shower now. Watch out! 357 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:42,720 -Supercool, yeah? -[Emiliano] Hmm. 358 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,320 So, Dad. When are you fixing the hole on the roof? 359 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,400 I need to keep the fish wet during the deliveries I gotta do. 360 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:49,720 -[all laugh] -[loud thud] 361 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,320 [boys yelp] 362 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,480 Our routine was getting up early. 363 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:55,760 My wife worked, 364 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:59,480 and I had to take the kids with me to the harbor at 6:00 in the morning. 365 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,000 If I had a delivery to make, I'd take them with me. 366 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,440 -[tires screech] -[Alejandro] See ya later, Dad. 367 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:05,600 [jaunty music playing] 368 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,120 I'll come pick you up later. 369 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,320 -Bye, Dad! Love you! -On your best behavior, you two! 370 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:14,440 We went to Sagrada Familia, 371 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,600 which is a very well-known school in the port of Mar del Plata. 372 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,600 -[kids chattering] -[upbeat music playing] 373 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,560 Emiliano, as a kid, was really sweet… 374 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,280 TEACHER 375 00:18:23,360 --> 00:18:24,680 …and a real chatterbox. 376 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:28,000 He was the tallest in his grade, with really long legs. 377 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:30,600 He was always running around like crazy. 378 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,440 It was always, "Emi, no running in here! Emi, I've told you that already!" 379 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:38,440 Even though he always focused on his training, he kept up his schoolwork. 380 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:39,880 Seven times one? 381 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:41,360 [kids] Seven! 382 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:42,920 [teacher] Seven times two? 383 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,320 [kids] Fourteen! 384 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,920 -[teacher] Seven times three? -[kids] Twenty-one! 385 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,960 -Seven times four is 28. Seven times five… -[music distorts] 386 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,560 [frenetic electronic music playing] 387 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,640 [yowling] 388 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,760 [Emiliano] Lots of kids dream about being a superhero so they can help people. 389 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,240 [crowd cheering] 390 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:14,960 Or of being a great explorer in order to find hidden treasures. 391 00:19:16,360 --> 00:19:20,080 Yeah! Huh? Uh! 392 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:22,960 [sinister laughter] 393 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:24,560 No! 394 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,440 Mm-hmm! Hmm! Hmm! 395 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,840 Meanwhile, I dreamed of being the best goalkeeper in the world. 396 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,920 That’s normal, right? Yeah! 397 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,360 [thud echoes] 398 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:37,600 Aah! 399 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,960 -[clattering] -[all laughing] 400 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,600 -[poignant music playing] -[school bell rings] 401 00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:49,600 Emi started playing at the Urquiza Club. 402 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:53,680 It was a total coincidence because they needed kids to play. 403 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,160 [Alberto] Ale was a striker, and the coach would tell Emi, 404 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,240 "Why don’t you play with the older boys for a bit?" 405 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,680 Ale was from '90, and Emi '92. 406 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,840 He was at Urquiza when he was really young, about six or seven. 407 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,200 He wanted to stay in goal, but we were missing a player. 408 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,080 He said, "No, I’m a keeper." 409 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:13,560 So we played a man down because he insisted in being in goal. 410 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:16,720 Then the goalkeeper got sick and missed a Sunday. 411 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,560 Emi stepped in, and we never took him out again. 412 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,360 If I hadn’t had an older brother, 413 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,480 I don’t think I would’ve been as competitive. 414 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:26,680 -[waves lapping] -[seagull calling] 415 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:28,640 [music fades] 416 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,240 [dog barking] 417 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:37,640 [funky music playing] 418 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,200 Hmm? Ha! 419 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,240 Hmm-hmm. 420 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:45,600 Hmm. 421 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:47,000 [whistle blows] 422 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,360 Uh? Hmm? Huh? 423 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:52,560 [gasps] 424 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:56,600 -[clicks] -[bass tone rumbling] 425 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,880 -[clock ticking] -[barking] 426 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:05,280 [snickers] Hello again, little champ! 427 00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:06,360 Hmm. 428 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:07,680 [bleeping] 429 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:09,760 Wait! Why aren't you talking to me? 430 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,600 Oh, I see! You're feeling really scared, aren't you? Hey! 431 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,200 Look at me when I'm talking to you! 432 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:16,280 Huh! 433 00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:17,840 I just told you to look at me! 434 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:20,160 Aah! 435 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:21,120 [all gasp] 436 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,320 [grunts] 437 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,000 Whoa-ho! 438 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:25,400 -[seagull calling] -[barks] 439 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,880 -[Alejandro] Yeah! Great job! Yeah! -[Coco] Way to go, Emi! 440 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,320 -[barking, snarling] -[all cheering] 441 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,440 [child yells] 442 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,200 [kids chattering] 443 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,040 [boy] Wow! 444 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:39,760 [chuckles triumphantly] 445 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:43,880 [grunting] 446 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:44,840 Ha ha! 447 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:46,560 [Emiliano grunting] 448 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,960 -[Alberto] Oh! -[Emiliano grunting] 449 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:50,320 -Ah! -Ha! 450 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,880 -[gasps] -[laughs] 451 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:57,040 [man] First of all, Emiliano was very big in terms of his physical build. 452 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,720 He also had a commanding voice, which wasn't common for his age. 453 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,080 We always said it was like having another coach. 454 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:05,000 COACH 455 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,760 At some games, the referee would come over and say to us, 456 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:12,880 "Are you aware the other team's coach is asking to see his ID 457 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:14,560 because they can't believe his age." 458 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:18,080 He had amazing leg strength. It was impressive. 459 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,360 Sometimes he'd play his teammates for a soda. 460 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:23,720 He'd fly from post to post and would always beat them. 461 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:29,880 [Emiliano] Jorge Peta and Cacho Gonzalo would train us for all our games. 462 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,560 They were both very demanding. 463 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,960 [Jorge] We'd set up the goals with the kids' sweaters and backpacks. 464 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,200 We would hang a ball from a tree with a rope. 465 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:42,560 Then everyone who was there would tug the rope, in order to lift the ball, 466 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,040 and then drop it again. 467 00:22:44,120 --> 00:22:45,880 All the parents would always help out. 468 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,440 We'd be there to paint the field, we'd cut the grass, 469 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,720 we'd help train the boys, we'd take them home, 470 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,960 or else our Sundays would never end. 471 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:54,960 It was a really great time. 472 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:58,840 [yawns] 473 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,320 [whispers] That's the goalkeeper who saved all those penalties. 474 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,040 -[upbeat music playing] -[kids chattering] 475 00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:03,960 SCHOOL NEWS 476 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,240 -Let me see this! -[gasps] 477 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:06,480 [kids gasp] 478 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:08,120 HOW DOES HE MAKE SAVES? 479 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,360 [blows whistle] 480 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,320 Hmm. 481 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,200 -[laughing] -[crowd cheering] 482 00:23:24,120 --> 00:23:26,040 -Yeah, come on, let's go! -[laughing] 483 00:23:26,120 --> 00:23:28,000 Hah! 484 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:29,920 -[clicking] -[laughs] 485 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,920 [Alejandro] We were at the Talleres Club where we stayed for a very short time… 486 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,200 and then we went to… the San Isidro Club. 487 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:41,000 [Susana] He was already the goalkeeper at San Isidro. 488 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,280 It was a really good team. They were great. 489 00:23:43,360 --> 00:23:45,840 Class of '92, from Mar del Plata. 490 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,720 I was with them for a year or two 491 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,640 because they had connections to possibly get us tryouts in Buenos Aires. 492 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:55,760 [snoring] 493 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:57,720 [Alberto] Everyone's trying to make ends meet. 494 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,920 [Susana] I know, Alberto, but what can we do about it on our end? 495 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,640 Everyone's trying to do their best in these circumstances, but… 496 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,080 [Alberto] We've got so many bills to pay and there's no work. 497 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:07,480 I don't know what we're gonna do. 498 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:09,480 Electricity bill just doubled. 499 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:13,560 We've got the electricity bill, the kids' school, the gas bill too. 500 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,480 -What do we do? -The kids' school is nonnegotiable. 501 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:17,720 It's priority. 502 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,000 [sighs] 503 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:20,680 I'm ready now. 504 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:22,040 Oh? Ready for what? 505 00:24:22,120 --> 00:24:23,600 I'm ready for Buenos Aires. 506 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,280 Go to bed. There's still a long time before you go to school. 507 00:24:26,360 --> 00:24:29,320 -I wanna get to play on a really big team. -[Susana sighs] 508 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:34,160 It's too much. There's the trip… and the hotel. 509 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,360 Sorry, son. I'd love to help you reach your dreams, 510 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,360 but times are tough right now. 511 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,520 Of course. I get it. Don't worry about it. 512 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:43,800 [sighs] 513 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,640 I was always very careful with my money because, well, 514 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,320 I was living on one salary a month. 515 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,600 So I’d break up my paycheck to pay the bills, electricity, gas, school, 516 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,280 And I worked at the port with a truck, and… you know how it is. 517 00:24:56,360 --> 00:24:58,920 Some days I had deliveries, and some days I didn’t. 518 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,360 For extra income, 519 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:04,120 I’d sometimes clean apartments for people who came for the summer. 520 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:07,920 There was a lot of sacrifice. It didn't just happen overnight. 521 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,080 We were always finding ways to make sure there was food on the table. 522 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:15,240 They learned that Mom and Dad worked hard 523 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,520 to have what we were able to have. 524 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,480 To be able to pay for things, for every brick, for a pair of cleats, 525 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:22,640 for gloves, for school, or for a book. 526 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:26,640 [sighs] 527 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,960 We'll definitely find a way to figure this out. 528 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,360 We've always made it work. 529 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:34,560 Huh? So, you two are saying we're going to Buenos Aires? 530 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,480 Yeah, we're going to Buenos Aires! 531 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,120 -Yay! We're going! -[barking] 532 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,840 We're going, kiddo! We're going! 533 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:40,840 [all laughing] 534 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:42,800 -[joyful music playing] -[water burbling] 535 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,200 [chiming] 536 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,000 BUENOS AIRES - 398 HIGHWAY 2 - 398 537 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,000 [Alberto] First we took him to River Plate, 538 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,720 but he… he didn't make it there. 539 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:58,960 Then we took him to Boca Juniors. He didn't make it either. 540 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,080 [joyful music continues] 541 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,480 [Susana] Then Cacho Gonzalo came over and he said to us, 542 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:08,200 "There's a tryout… at Independiente." 543 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,720 "Listen, Pepé, I have this kid with me who I'd like you to try out." 544 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,120 LEGENDARY INDEPENDIENTE GOALKEEPER 545 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,840 "We came all the way from Mar del Plata, and we're heading your way." 546 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,360 He explained to me they had come to try their luck. 547 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,520 And they'd had tryouts at River Plate and Boca Juniors. 548 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,400 And he said, "Before we leave, we'd like you to see him." 549 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,680 I knew he was his idol. I knew exactly who he was. 550 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,080 "Okay." 551 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,760 "Have him get changed and ready, then come over." 552 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:34,880 [dramatic music playing] 553 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,640 -Come on, Emi! I know you can do it! -You guys ready? 554 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,560 Give it all you've got, come on! 555 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,640 What I remember from the tryout at Independiente 556 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:50,320 is how many kids were there. 557 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,600 Of course, you end up thinking, "There's no way I'm making it." 558 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,080 -[boy 1] Hey, Pepé's coming! -Oh! 559 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:58,960 [gulps] 560 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,840 [man shouting in distance] 561 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,360 Okay, San Luis, you kick. 562 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,440 [tense music playing] 563 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:09,800 [panting] 564 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:13,240 [boy 2] Huh? 565 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,840 [music intensifies] 566 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:18,200 Goodbye. 567 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:21,120 Someone else. 568 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:28,800 Next time. Another one. Come on. Move it along! No. 569 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:34,360 Oh, God, another one! Okay, kid, you're up now. Get in goal. 570 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:35,480 [whimpers] 571 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,360 [Muñoz] I'd met him at a tournament I'd gone to with Independiente. 572 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,400 And he'd been with San Isidro. 573 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:43,720 San Isidro had a really good team in Mar del Plata. We'd tied one-one. 574 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,320 I scored a goal against him. I really did. [chuckles] 575 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:50,200 Hmm! 576 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:51,600 [grunts] 577 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:56,440 [Emiliano] Hah! Whoa! [grunting] 578 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:57,560 [grunts] 579 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,160 [chiming] 580 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:00,960 [snickers] 581 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:03,160 We were at the tryout. It was going well. 582 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,560 He was doing great. There was just one thing left to do. 583 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:06,760 What now? 584 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:08,240 The missile. 585 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,840 He's calling out for the missile. 586 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:12,360 And what is the missile? 587 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:16,120 It's the worst test of all. No one has ever saved the missile. 588 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:18,800 -Not once! Never! -[Alberto groans, gulps] 589 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:19,920 [boy grunts] 590 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,440 Hmm. 591 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,720 [grunting] 592 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:25,640 Hmm. 593 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:28,960 Hah… bah! 594 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,600 -[clicks] -[bass tone rumbling] 595 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:35,880 [groans] Hey! 596 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:37,720 You weren't expecting that, right? 597 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:43,080 Huh? What? Oh, no. No, no, no, no. Uh! 598 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,800 Oh! You thought this would be easy! [laughs] 599 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:49,440 No matter how many switches you get to press, you're never gonna make it! 600 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,080 I'm going in the goal and tryouts will be over! 601 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,600 Everything you've ever dreamed of in life is now over! 602 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:57,880 [sinister laughter] 603 00:28:57,960 --> 00:28:58,960 [gasps] Oh! 604 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:00,720 [gasps] 605 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,040 That's not gonna happen! 606 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:04,280 -[clicks] -[whooshing] 607 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:05,240 [grunts] 608 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,600 [energetic electronic music playing] 609 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,160 Aah! 610 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,000 Yeah! 611 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:17,640 -[gasps] -No! 612 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:18,920 [kids] Whoa. 613 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:26,120 If the kid brought his things he can stay. He'll go to the dorm. 614 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:29,800 [Emiliano] He said I could stay at the dorm. 615 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:31,800 I felt shocked and elated at the same time. 616 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:33,560 [Emiliano] Hmm? 617 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:36,160 [chuckles] 618 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:37,800 Hmm. 619 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:40,640 I saw physical qualities that made me think, 620 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,360 that with the right work and technique he could be a great goalkeeper. 621 00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:48,880 So we went back home… and talked it over as a family. 622 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,120 It was hard for me to let him go, 623 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:54,200 but I knew very well that's what he wanted to do. 624 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:59,960 I believe that I have my mom to thank, because she let me go to Independiente. 625 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,400 WELCOME 626 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:03,400 [gentle music playing] 627 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:05,880 Down this hallway are all the rooms. 628 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:07,520 There's quite a lot of us. 629 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,480 Bathrooms and showers are over there. 630 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,800 So you know, you gotta be early or you'll wait for half an hour. 631 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:14,880 If not, just forget it. 632 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:18,360 I'm Ale, but here, everybody calls me San Luis, 633 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,400 because well, you know, I'm from San Luis. 634 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,920 [chuckles] Well, I'm from Mar del Plata, but I'd… rather go by Emi. 635 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,880 [chuckles] Of course, Emi. 636 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,840 You know, I recognize you from somewhere. 637 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:31,160 Okay, let's go. 638 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:34,840 I lived in my dorm out of a suitcase. 639 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,120 And that’s when my life there started. 640 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,720 [Susana] When he left for Independiente the house felt so empty. 641 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,720 At least that's how I felt about it. 642 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:49,120 But I think the one who really suffered the most when Emi left was Ale. 643 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:50,640 But he kept it all in. 644 00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:52,280 He really struggled. 645 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:54,720 [somber music playing] 646 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:56,480 [Alejandro] With time, I came to understand 647 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:57,640 he wasn't there anymore. 648 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:01,120 I was happy on one hand, but sad on the other, because I was alone. 649 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,080 He was 11 and a half, and never lived with us again. 650 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:06,880 We were four and became three. 651 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:12,320 Sorry. 652 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:18,520 While growing up, I realized that we can be selfish and not see it. 653 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:22,600 I thought, "I wanna make it for them," but I never saw it from their end. 654 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:26,560 The fact that I left home, I left my brother alone, 655 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:30,080 and I left my dad without one of his kids. 656 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:34,120 And that's something I eventually came to accept as I grew up. 657 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:36,200 [birds twittering] 658 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:39,240 That was when it actually sunk in for me. 659 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:43,200 "Okay, now I'm at a professional club and my career starts here." 660 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:47,200 You know, it was quite hard to come to terms with at that time. 661 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,360 I took him there the first time. 662 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:53,080 It was incredibly hard to hand him his bag and leave him. 663 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:58,880 And the impression I had of the place… I'd say it was quite humble. 664 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:03,040 The room we had in the dorm had two bunk beds and was extremely narrow. 665 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:05,480 And I was thinking at the time, 666 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,800 "Why does he have to be in a place like this?" 667 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:12,200 I remember my mom would come, and she couldn't stand seeing it. 668 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,080 She'd go clean all the bathrooms. 669 00:32:18,440 --> 00:32:19,680 [music fades] 670 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:21,760 [door creaks] 671 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,760 This is your bed. And I'm here, right next to you. 672 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,320 Can you tell me where you learned to save like that? 673 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:31,600 Not once! No one has ever saved the missile. 674 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:33,320 I know you have a secret? 675 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:34,800 Me? Having a secret? 676 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:36,520 Yeah, I know you do. 677 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:38,560 -Nope, don't have one. -[tense music playing] 678 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:40,560 Oh, I know. 679 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,040 What do you know? What do you mean? 680 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:46,600 I know where I know you from. You look just like Dibu. 681 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:48,600 [laughing] The guy from TV! 682 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:51,320 [laughs] Like Dibu? 683 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,360 The nickname Dibu came from Ale, my best friend. 684 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:57,000 Everyone kept telling me I looked just like Dibu. 685 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,080 And of course, they started teasing me 686 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,640 and calling me Dibu, like the cartoon character. 687 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:03,560 [jaunty music playing] 688 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,320 [Muñoz] When he arrived at the dorm, 689 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,120 he was kind of redhead with freckles, you know? 690 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,920 I said, "Emi, you look exactly like Dibu." 691 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,680 I remember watching the show, and dude, he was awesome. 692 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:18,520 He was a goalkeeper, he drove go-karts. "Sure, call me Dibu. He can do anything!" 693 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,200 [Muñoz] And it stuck. Everyone kept calling him Dibu. 694 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:26,240 The rest is history. And from then on, everyone's called him Dibu to this day. 695 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:27,960 -Hmm? -[ping-pong ball bouncing] 696 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:30,080 [boy 1] I told you we'd win with this hand didn't I? 697 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:31,640 -[boy 2] Come on! -[boy 3] Real envido. 698 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:32,600 I got 33! 699 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:33,520 -Wow! -What? 700 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:34,440 We won! 701 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,280 Here's where we go to watch soccer. 702 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,240 [announcer] Barcelona is still winning one-zero. 703 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:40,880 Messi is now on the field! 704 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,280 Ronaldinho has the ball. 705 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:43,200 [crowd cheers] 706 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,760 What an absolutely perfect assist for Messi. 707 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,600 And now, over the top… 708 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:54,160 -Goal… for… Barcelona! -[crowd roaring] 709 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:58,760 For Messi's Barcelona! Yes! It's Messi's! 710 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:04,280 From the rising young talent. This is a historic moment! 711 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:07,760 Don't forget this name! Lionel Messi! 712 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:09,800 [dreamy music playing] 713 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,200 [crowd] Aw! 714 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,400 [Emiliano] One day, I'll be playing with him. 715 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:18,800 Come on, Dibu. 716 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:21,520 [crowd roaring on TV] 717 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:24,440 Mom would come up with any excuse to bring him home. 718 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,480 He’d get a bad grade, and suddenly he had to come back. 719 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:29,520 So Emi tried to please mom above all else. 720 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,880 My mom always kept my brother and me on a very short leash. 721 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:36,120 I'd talk to him before he went to school, as soon as he came back from school. 722 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,040 She was always very demanding about school. 723 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:41,120 She wouldn't let us play soccer if we weren’t eating right 724 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:42,480 or getting good grades. 725 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:46,120 And around 8:00 p.m., I would suddenly call him on the pay phone. 726 00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:50,000 And he had to answer me from the one at the dorm. 727 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:52,720 There wasn’t a single day he didn’t pick up. 728 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,080 [pensive music playing] 729 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:56,040 [Santoro] We worked on fitness and technique. 730 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:59,080 And there were drills all the other boys were used to doing, 731 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:00,240 but he wasn’t. 732 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,680 There was a hurdle this big 733 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:04,600 that all the first-team goalkeepers could jump, 734 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:06,160 but I just couldn't do it. 735 00:35:06,240 --> 00:35:07,360 [bellowing] 736 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:10,320 You’re not as strong at 12 as you are at 28. 737 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,160 I kept trying to clear the hurdle. 738 00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:14,600 I cried and cried until I finally made it. 739 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:18,160 [Santoro] He'd get frustrated trying to do what the others were doing. 740 00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:22,280 He was a kid who came here with one goal… to make it. 741 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:24,040 Honestly, he never wavered. 742 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:27,680 I was expecting him to say, "I'm done, I wanna come back." 743 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,360 You kind of take on a fatherly role, 744 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:32,760 especially with all the kids who come from the dorm. 745 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,720 Pepé Santoro wasn't just a goalkeeping coach. 746 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:42,040 He was more like… a father that I didn't get to have in Buenos Aires. 747 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:44,560 He saw how hard it was for me, and how I kept trying. 748 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:46,560 He worked his way up from the bottom. 749 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,680 And he really took to heart everything we said to him. 750 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:55,120 You can tell he prepared him well because… he was 14 in the Under-15. 751 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:56,960 ARGENTINE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 752 00:35:57,040 --> 00:35:58,400 [upbeat rock music playing] 753 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:02,960 The national team has scouts who come watch you every weekend. 754 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:05,560 I was performing well in the Independiente youth team. 755 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:09,080 And I remember that they'd give you a scorecard. 756 00:36:09,160 --> 00:36:13,560 And I was always Martínez the Marvel. I would get a high score every weekend. 757 00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:15,840 [Muñoz] It was something else, because at first, 758 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:19,080 all you want is to play in all the games you can for your club. 759 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:22,760 Getting the call from the national team to join them, that’s something unique. 760 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:25,560 Together nobody can stop us, Mostri! 761 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:27,200 [Emiliano] I remember calling my mom 762 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:29,560 while I was walking from the dorm to the locker room. 763 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:32,440 And he said to me, "Mom, there's something I have to tell you." 764 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:35,000 "I got called up by the national team." 765 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:40,280 That's when I knew, "I'm gonna become a professional player." 766 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:42,200 I always thought I would, 767 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,080 but that's when I really was able to say, "I'm close." 768 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:48,800 [Muñoz] We were lucky enough to enjoy that together. You know? 769 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:51,760 It's the kind of thing that stays with you. 770 00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:55,360 [Emiliano] When I turned 16, they called me up to the Under-17 team. 771 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:59,280 I was there Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, basically every month. 772 00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:02,280 [announcer] Argentina's rising stars face a new challenge. 773 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:06,080 The South American Under-17 Championship begins for Argentina. 774 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,160 -[crowd cheers] -[announcer] Martínez! 775 00:37:10,240 --> 00:37:13,280 Great save from Independiente's goalkeeper! 776 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:16,360 They call him Dibu, and he’s a sure thing in goal! 777 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,920 [triumphant music playing] 778 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:22,400 Argentina's young talent shines in the South American Championship. 779 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:26,800 Emiliano Martínez saves the game! 780 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:27,840 SOUTH AMERICAN U-17 FINAL 781 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:32,160 Argentina and Brazil face off for the South American Under-17 tournament. 782 00:37:32,240 --> 00:37:33,480 [whistle blares] 783 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:35,360 [crowd clamoring] 784 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:38,480 -[clicks] -[bass tone rumbling] 785 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:40,560 [clock ticking] 786 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:43,080 [dreamy music playing] 787 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:01,320 Hmm. 788 00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:05,640 -[clicks] -[whooshing] 789 00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:08,000 [crowd cheering] 790 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:10,680 [announcer] Way to go, Martínez! He does it again! 791 00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:13,320 What a great performance from Emiliano Martínez! 792 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:15,160 [Santoro] He had a great performance in Chile, 793 00:38:15,240 --> 00:38:17,280 and that's when people from Arsenal saw him. 794 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,680 They sent someone to watch the tournament. 795 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:21,920 He was one of the scouts, as they call them. 796 00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:24,200 Dibu, someone's come to see you. 797 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:29,600 Richard Law, I'm scouting for Arsenal. 798 00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:32,000 Which Arsenal? From Sarandí? [laughs] 799 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,320 -Arsenal Football Club, London… England. -[gasps] 800 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:38,200 Oh! No way! [chuckles] 801 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:39,280 [laughs] 802 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:42,560 When he came out and said, 803 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:47,080 "Hey, I might go to England for a week for tryouts," we were stunned. 804 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,080 That's when we said, "This is real." 805 00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:53,400 "This could work out. Are you sure this is what you really want?" 806 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,600 [sighs heavily] 807 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,680 [somber music playing] 808 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:00,960 [Emiliano] Mar del Plata is 400 kilometers away, 809 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,640 but this… is way too far from here! 810 00:39:03,720 --> 00:39:06,000 I won't be able to see them for so long. 811 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:07,040 Listen to me, kid. 812 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:09,280 This is an opportunity to change your life, 813 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,120 and your family's as well. 814 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:14,280 Isn't that what you came looking for? 815 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:20,040 My dream was, to buy… I guess, to buy a big house 816 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:23,800 for my parents to live in or to get my dad a new car. 817 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:28,000 Okay, but we're going together. 818 00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:30,160 [funky music playing] 819 00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:32,400 [Santoro] And off we went with our suitcases, 820 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:35,080 with all our hopes and expectations. 821 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:38,240 LONDON ENGLAND 822 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:47,400 [music fades] 823 00:39:47,480 --> 00:39:48,480 [players chattering] 824 00:39:54,120 --> 00:39:57,200 -Who is that? -He's an Argie. The South American. 825 00:39:57,280 --> 00:39:59,160 Hmm. You're gonna know who I am. 826 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:03,000 [determined rock music playing] 827 00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:04,240 [growls] 828 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:08,280 What? Huh? Ha? What? 829 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:10,640 [ball] You won't beat us! 830 00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:12,520 -We'll eat you alive! -Useless, like a sieve! 831 00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:14,200 No presence in the box! 832 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:16,760 -[ball] You suck at penalties! -[ball] You're terrible! 833 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:18,840 -[ball] You're stupid! -You're terrible, little kid! 834 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:22,200 -We'll eat you alive! - You're just useless! Give up! 835 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:23,360 -No! -[clicks] 836 00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:25,000 -[bass tone rumbles] -[grunting] 837 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,160 -[frenetic electronic music playing] -Yeah! 838 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:30,040 Uh! Aah! 839 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:33,400 Ah! Ah. 840 00:40:33,480 --> 00:40:35,320 -[sighs] -[tense music playing] 841 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:45,680 You did well, but you’ll need to put in a lot more effort. Much more. 842 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,400 [Santoro] And the coach came over, congratulating me, 843 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,000 letting me know Emi was staying in the club. 844 00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:59,000 The Arsenal scout was there, along with the president of Independiente. 845 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:03,240 They said, "Listen, we have to sell you in order to finish the stadium." 846 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:05,800 You know, financially, things were tough at home, too. 847 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:08,280 There's that moment when everything hits you and you just go, 848 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:12,560 "Oh, God!" But then the offer from Arsenal felt like a godsend. 849 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:17,120 I think it was around 20 or 25 thousand pounds to sign. 850 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:20,080 And I just said, "If I sign, do I get the money now?" 851 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:21,000 [camera clicks] 852 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:22,720 It was enough that it covered all expenses. 853 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:25,160 So we didn't have to sell the truck or the house. 854 00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:29,920 It wasn’t what I hoped, but financially speaking, it made sense. 855 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,760 It was hard in a way because we were going our separate ways, 856 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:36,400 but for him as a player and a person, 857 00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:39,560 it was an opportunity that he just had to take. 858 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:45,240 They sent me to live with an English host family 859 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:47,440 so I could learn the language. 860 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:49,720 And the culture was really different. 861 00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:52,160 I wasn’t really into partying or anything of the kind. 862 00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:54,080 But at the residence, they were really strict. 863 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:55,560 We couldn’t do anything. 864 00:41:55,640 --> 00:41:57,120 I played PlayStation at night, 865 00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:01,040 and if I went to the bathroom downstairs around 10:00, they’d be like, "Sh!" 866 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:03,920 -And it was like 9:30, you know? -[yapping] 867 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:05,680 And I said, "No, I’m not in a prison here." 868 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:07,560 I told myself, "I’m going back to Argentina." 869 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:09,680 I grabbed my bag, I was going back to Argentina. 870 00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:13,160 "No, no, wait!" And I stayed six months with my brother in a hotel. 871 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,480 He'd go to practice, come back, and I'd be at the hotel. 872 00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:18,280 We were both in the best shape of our lives 873 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:20,760 because we trained morning, afternoon, and night. 874 00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:22,480 That’s basically all we did. 875 00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:23,760 Yeah, we got really ripped. 876 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:28,480 [Susana] His brother truly was… like his teammate, his best friend. 877 00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:29,960 He really was everything to him. 878 00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:32,440 And then, when I turned 18, 879 00:42:32,520 --> 00:42:34,760 I was able to rent my own apartment. 880 00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:39,000 I ended up in England to really become financially stable. 881 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:41,160 For the first time in my life. 882 00:42:41,240 --> 00:42:44,280 [dramatic electronic music playing] 883 00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:49,960 [Emiliano] It felt like a spaceship, gray, huge, perfect. It was scary. 884 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:55,280 Even the bench scared me. Even the cold here felt different. 885 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:01,640 He always had the misfortune of having international stars ahead of him. 886 00:43:01,720 --> 00:43:03,720 [funky electronic music playing] 887 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:07,160 [whistle blows] 888 00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:14,400 [grunting] 889 00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:17,520 [men cheering] 890 00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:22,440 [sighs] Hmm. 891 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:26,320 He’d tell me where he was going and what he… had to deal with. 892 00:43:26,400 --> 00:43:29,440 Like getting relegated or battling to stay up. 893 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:32,240 [Suárez] You’re at Arsenal, and then you get loaned out. 894 00:43:32,320 --> 00:43:33,680 For a player, that’s not easy. 895 00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:34,840 [Alejandro] As time went on, 896 00:43:34,920 --> 00:43:37,000 he wanted to be the national team’s goalkeeper. 897 00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:38,360 But the chance wasn't coming. 898 00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:41,040 Because he needed to play, and he just wasn’t playing. 899 00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:43,720 In soccer, it feels like you’re getting jerked around. 900 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:46,440 But he was planting the seeds of the strength he'd need 901 00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:48,440 when his time came. 902 00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:51,600 I saw my brother practice, and he was always a beast. 903 00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:54,000 I didn't understand why he wasn't getting a chance. 904 00:43:54,080 --> 00:43:54,960 [thunder rumbles] 905 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:57,840 [ball] Oh, you poor thing. Are you tired, Emi? 906 00:43:57,920 --> 00:43:59,120 What, you thought just saying, 907 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:03,440 "Okay," "good morning," "good afternoon" was enough to make you somebody here? 908 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:06,600 You've still got a lot of work to do! I don't think you'll make it. 909 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:09,640 All of a sudden, it's feeling quite heavy, isn't it? 910 00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:13,680 [Emiliano] The days were long, and gray. 911 00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:16,960 It rained all the time. And I just never played. 912 00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:20,680 I was always on the bench or getting sent out on loan. 913 00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:23,320 "Why don’t I get an opportunity if I’m training well?" 914 00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:27,840 Competing, practicing, being alone, traveling. 915 00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:29,080 I can handle that. 916 00:44:29,160 --> 00:44:32,960 But not being able to play… was something I just couldn't deal with. 917 00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:35,440 I think he grew mentally stronger over time. 918 00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:38,520 On the field, no doubt, because he never once stopped training. 919 00:44:39,040 --> 00:44:41,880 He was always a beast in that way, particularly in training. 920 00:44:41,960 --> 00:44:45,440 [Susana] The most important thing was that he trusted himself. 921 00:44:46,520 --> 00:44:50,800 Believing in, you know, your strengths, in what you do right, 922 00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:53,000 and fixing the mistakes which we all make. 923 00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:55,600 That was largely thanks to the help of a psychologist. 924 00:44:55,680 --> 00:44:58,320 And I can tell you, it was the right thing for me. 925 00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:02,400 It's something that I'd really never… I'd never considered it in the past. 926 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:04,920 But I wasn't afraid to say, "Look, I really need this." 927 00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:09,600 And then, at one point, he finally met Mandinha. 928 00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:12,800 Since he was alone there, he'd always eat… at a restaurant. 929 00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:16,000 We’d go there to eat. The food was good and they spoke Spanish. 930 00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:17,360 I didn’t speak a word of English. 931 00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:21,080 It turns out that the restaurant was actually owned by Mandinha’s family. 932 00:45:24,400 --> 00:45:25,720 The restaurant was called Nelitos. 933 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:26,680 WIFE 934 00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:28,320 And it was located in North London. 935 00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:32,800 That's where I had bought my apartment, and Emi… lived on the same street. 936 00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:34,880 [gentle piano music playing] 937 00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:41,560 What? No way! Seriously! [chuckles] 938 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:43,640 -[clock ticking] -[dreamy music playing] 939 00:45:51,120 --> 00:45:53,560 How's that possible? I didn't do anything. 940 00:45:53,640 --> 00:45:55,400 I didn't touch the switch. 941 00:46:03,720 --> 00:46:05,960 [funky pop music playing] 942 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:13,840 [chiming] 943 00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:16,800 Uh, excuse me. Do you happen to know the girl in the photo? 944 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:18,760 Sure, that's Mandinha, the owner's daughter. 945 00:46:24,840 --> 00:46:29,320 Well, she was the owner’s daughter, and I don’t know, nothing really happened. 946 00:46:32,440 --> 00:46:34,200 Hello, do you need anything? 947 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:35,800 A couple of teas, please. 948 00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:43,440 [Emiliano] I remember clearly, there was a specific week 949 00:46:43,520 --> 00:46:46,600 when I kept seeing her every single day in central Enfield. 950 00:46:46,680 --> 00:46:48,320 I'd go to a coffee shop, and he’d be there. 951 00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:50,760 I’d stop by the restaurant, and he’d be there. 952 00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:52,680 That whole week, he was always there. 953 00:46:52,760 --> 00:46:55,760 I don’t know why or how, but I think it was destiny. 954 00:46:55,840 --> 00:46:58,120 Of course. Yes, yes, don't worry. 955 00:46:58,200 --> 00:47:00,480 [gentle music playing] 956 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:01,600 That's how it was. 957 00:47:01,680 --> 00:47:05,200 And I saw him so many times that I ended up asking his friend, 958 00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:08,600 "Hey, listen, I've now seen Emi several times, 959 00:47:08,680 --> 00:47:11,600 but every time he sees me, he just looks down." 960 00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:13,200 "He doesn't even look at me." 961 00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:16,400 He knew me! I mean, he'd known me for years already. 962 00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:21,960 [Emiliano] Hmm? Huh? 963 00:47:22,040 --> 00:47:23,360 And at one point, she said to me, 964 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:26,440 "Hey, I saw you every day, but you didn't even say hi." 965 00:47:26,520 --> 00:47:28,640 -[giggles] -Ah! 966 00:47:28,720 --> 00:47:31,400 [Mandinha] I knew he was from Argentina, and I thought, 967 00:47:31,480 --> 00:47:35,440 "That's odd. South Americans are usually very friendly." Like, "Hi there!" 968 00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:38,520 -[thunder rumbling] -[gentle music playing] 969 00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:40,080 Hmm? 970 00:47:43,440 --> 00:47:45,800 [Mandinha] Mmm… [laughs] 971 00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:51,160 -[Emiliano gasps] Oh! -Hmm. 972 00:47:51,240 --> 00:47:52,440 [chuckles] 973 00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:53,840 [grunting] 974 00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:58,200 And then one day, I got a message from Emi saying, "Listen, I'm not rude." 975 00:47:58,280 --> 00:48:01,840 "I'm just really shy." And that's how it all started. 976 00:48:01,920 --> 00:48:04,360 [grunting] 977 00:48:07,320 --> 00:48:08,800 [sighs] 978 00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:13,240 [sighs] 979 00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:18,120 Uh, excuse me. Please forgive me. 980 00:48:18,200 --> 00:48:20,360 Um, but I wanted to ask you 981 00:48:20,440 --> 00:48:24,520 if you'd like to go out for a coffee someday. 982 00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:27,120 Yeah, I would love that. 983 00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:30,040 [optimistic music playing] 984 00:48:30,120 --> 00:48:31,960 [Emiliano] That's when we started dating. 985 00:48:36,840 --> 00:48:40,400 Then he told us later, "Hey, guys, I’m dating an amazing girl." 986 00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:43,840 "She’s actually from here. From London. Her parents are Latin as well." 987 00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,880 "Her mom’s Brazilian and her dad’s Portuguese 988 00:48:48,360 --> 00:48:51,320 To be honest, I have no idea how we communicated 989 00:48:51,400 --> 00:48:53,400 because he did not speak English." 990 00:48:54,040 --> 00:48:56,280 [Emiliano] She helped me learn English really well. 991 00:48:57,360 --> 00:49:01,640 Mandinha… was obviously a great support system for me in England. 992 00:49:01,720 --> 00:49:05,560 She was my partner… my friend. 993 00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:07,880 I don't think I would have put up with, 994 00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:10,280 or even gotten to where I am here in England 995 00:49:10,360 --> 00:49:12,120 if it hadn't been for her as well. 996 00:49:14,840 --> 00:49:18,400 When you're far away from home and alone, problems always come up. 997 00:49:18,480 --> 00:49:20,360 It always affects your game. 998 00:49:20,440 --> 00:49:22,480 [crowd cheering] 999 00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:26,840 [announcer] Arsenal will be seeking another title. 1000 00:49:26,920 --> 00:49:30,920 A stunning goal! What a triumph for Arsenal. 1001 00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:33,640 Is champion of England twice this year. 1002 00:49:33,720 --> 00:49:37,360 Woo-hoo! You can do it, Emi! 1003 00:49:39,560 --> 00:49:40,400 [Emiliano] Hmm. 1004 00:49:42,120 --> 00:49:45,400 When I met Emi, he was at Arsenal, but he wasn't playing. 1005 00:49:45,480 --> 00:49:50,840 There were times when he… practically lost his… his passion and drive for soccer. 1006 00:49:50,920 --> 00:49:53,000 [ethereal music playing] 1007 00:49:53,080 --> 00:49:55,080 [cheering] 1008 00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:02,200 Hey, you. Listen to me. You know what they're saying about you? 1009 00:50:02,280 --> 00:50:05,680 That you're their long-term project. [laughing] 1010 00:50:05,760 --> 00:50:07,320 -[huffs] -[grunts] 1011 00:50:07,400 --> 00:50:08,640 [Emiliano exhales] 1012 00:50:09,720 --> 00:50:10,600 [grunts] 1013 00:50:10,680 --> 00:50:13,960 [ball] Hey! The first-team goalkeeper is way better than you! 1014 00:50:14,040 --> 00:50:17,160 And he doesn’t even have a little switch to turn on or off! 1015 00:50:17,240 --> 00:50:18,240 [sighs heavily] 1016 00:50:18,320 --> 00:50:20,560 When I was saying, "I'll just go back to Independiente." 1017 00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:21,960 "I'm not gonna make it," 1018 00:50:22,040 --> 00:50:24,480 was the lowest point of my professional career. 1019 00:50:24,560 --> 00:50:27,080 We went through some really hard years… 1020 00:50:27,720 --> 00:50:29,960 for him, in… in regards to soccer. 1021 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:32,520 And she was always, always a great help to me. 1022 00:50:32,600 --> 00:50:35,000 When I was down, she'd always say, "No, no." 1023 00:50:35,080 --> 00:50:37,120 Or when I was too upbeat, "No, no." 1024 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,120 There were moments in life when Emi… I don't know, was down, 1025 00:50:40,200 --> 00:50:41,280 and didn't wanna play. 1026 00:50:41,360 --> 00:50:44,480 And I said to him, "It is your job, you have to play." 1027 00:50:44,560 --> 00:50:48,120 She's a very down-to-earth girl from a really great family. 1028 00:50:48,200 --> 00:50:51,760 For me, as an elite soccer player, it's very clear that our partners are 1029 00:50:51,840 --> 00:50:54,160 a huge part of the reason we are successful, 1030 00:50:54,240 --> 00:50:56,880 because it's ultimately about teamwork. 1031 00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:01,600 Mm. 1032 00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:03,720 Are you ready for dinner with my parents tonight? 1033 00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:06,480 You're not gonna tell me you're feeling shy again, right ? 1034 00:51:06,560 --> 00:51:10,440 Uh, no, It's just that I need to tell you something. 1035 00:51:10,520 --> 00:51:13,600 But now? Don't you freak me out. 1036 00:51:14,120 --> 00:51:15,800 I need to tell you something about me. 1037 00:51:15,880 --> 00:51:18,240 Uh, I don't really know how to say this. 1038 00:51:18,320 --> 00:51:21,720 Um, it's what made me a goalkeeper and brought me here. 1039 00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:24,120 But I haven't been able to do it for a while. 1040 00:51:24,200 --> 00:51:25,280 [grunting] 1041 00:51:25,360 --> 00:51:27,280 -[clicks] -[bass tone rumbling] 1042 00:51:27,360 --> 00:51:28,760 [groans] 1043 00:51:28,840 --> 00:51:30,400 [ball growling] 1044 00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:31,600 -Oh! -[clicks] 1045 00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:33,200 [yells] Ah! 1046 00:51:34,200 --> 00:51:35,640 Yeah-ha-ha! 1047 00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:42,520 Emi, the superpower you're talking about 1048 00:51:42,600 --> 00:51:46,320 that lets you know what's about to happen just a second before it does, 1049 00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:51,000 what actually makes you so great is right here and here. All right? 1050 00:51:52,120 --> 00:51:54,480 The switch wasn't there to begin with. 1051 00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:57,440 It's all you. It's always been you. 1052 00:51:57,520 --> 00:51:59,520 [rock music playing] 1053 00:52:00,080 --> 00:52:01,600 [laughing] 1054 00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:02,720 [laughing] 1055 00:52:04,320 --> 00:52:05,160 [laughing] 1056 00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:06,680 [grunting] 1057 00:52:07,400 --> 00:52:09,400 [grunting] 1058 00:52:11,200 --> 00:52:12,560 [grunting] 1059 00:52:12,640 --> 00:52:13,840 Oh! 1060 00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:16,920 [grunting] 1061 00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:23,320 -[Susana] Hmm. -Huh? 1062 00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:27,840 It's always been me. 1063 00:52:27,920 --> 00:52:30,400 [dog barking in distance] 1064 00:52:32,760 --> 00:52:34,800 [ominous music playing] 1065 00:52:36,280 --> 00:52:40,560 [ball] Look who's back! It's the long-term project. [laughs] 1066 00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:43,240 You're lucky in love, but unlucky on the field, huh? 1067 00:52:43,320 --> 00:52:44,960 [laughs] Ooh! 1068 00:52:45,040 --> 00:52:46,480 [mocking] "I'm so in love." 1069 00:52:46,560 --> 00:52:48,560 Hey, you! Hah! Ow! 1070 00:52:48,640 --> 00:52:51,080 Stop it! Stop it! People are asleep downstairs! Ow! 1071 00:52:51,160 --> 00:52:52,000 [groans] 1072 00:52:52,080 --> 00:52:54,840 Tomorrow my story changes. And yours as well! 1073 00:52:55,680 --> 00:52:59,520 No! 1074 00:52:59,600 --> 00:53:03,640 Being a goalkeeper is very unforgiving, and you have to wait for opportunities. 1075 00:53:03,720 --> 00:53:06,280 It's different to a striker who can come on for three minutes 1076 00:53:06,360 --> 00:53:09,560 and… score a tap-in, and suddenly it’s, "Wow, what an amazing striker." 1077 00:53:09,640 --> 00:53:13,000 As a goalkeeper, you either wait for an injury or you have to be outstanding. 1078 00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:16,600 And I was doing really well… at practice. 1079 00:53:16,680 --> 00:53:19,920 It was the opportunity I had to show what I could do. 1080 00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:22,480 [announcer 1] Aimed in towards Kelechi Iheanacho… 1081 00:53:22,560 --> 00:53:24,640 [announcer 2] Just gone straight at the goalkeeper. 1082 00:53:24,720 --> 00:53:26,520 [announcer 3] This looks like it has potential 1083 00:53:26,600 --> 00:53:29,360 to be a very serious injury for Bernd Leno. 1084 00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:34,600 And the Arsenal substitute goalkeeper, Emi Martínez, is getting ready. 1085 00:53:34,680 --> 00:53:36,560 So the ball didn't do him too many favors, 1086 00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:39,760 but he still brought it back for Salah who's got time to take a touch. 1087 00:53:39,840 --> 00:53:42,240 [Santoro] People who reach that level on the world stage do so 1088 00:53:42,320 --> 00:53:44,120 because there’s something different about them. 1089 00:53:44,200 --> 00:53:46,920 What makes him unique is that he reads the person in front of him. 1090 00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:49,160 The personality of whoever’s taking the shot. 1091 00:53:49,240 --> 00:53:51,280 [announcer 1] …matched by the save from Martínez! 1092 00:53:51,360 --> 00:53:53,120 [Alejandro] He's definitely got a sixth sense. 1093 00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:56,600 The way I see it is that when he's in the goal, he grows, 1094 00:53:56,680 --> 00:54:00,240 as if he were about to transform into a superhero. 1095 00:54:00,760 --> 00:54:02,800 [announcer] Harry Kane has got himself… 1096 00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:05,040 It’s like something clicked in him, and from then on, 1097 00:54:05,120 --> 00:54:06,280 he took off and never stopped. 1098 00:54:06,360 --> 00:54:10,720 [announcer] Near post, Walters. Diouf. Flag's up. That is an outstanding stop. 1099 00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:14,400 I'd say that competition gave me more than talent ever did, to be honest. 1100 00:54:14,480 --> 00:54:17,680 'Cause I've always been talented at soccer, it's always been my thing. 1101 00:54:17,760 --> 00:54:19,640 My dad always said I had some kind of magic. 1102 00:54:19,720 --> 00:54:22,880 Emi always had something special that lit him up like magic. 1103 00:54:22,960 --> 00:54:25,320 There was always a stretch, or a block, or a save. 1104 00:54:25,400 --> 00:54:31,440 There are thousands of talented people, but…. only a few of them… make sacrifices. 1105 00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:33,000 He’s always been that way. 1106 00:54:33,080 --> 00:54:35,920 As the years went by, being so far from his roots, 1107 00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:39,320 therapy did help him a lot because it’s not easy. 1108 00:54:40,040 --> 00:54:42,640 I think what changed everything was Santi. 1109 00:54:42,720 --> 00:54:44,800 [gentle music playing] 1110 00:54:44,880 --> 00:54:45,720 [coos] 1111 00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:49,560 [Emiliano] When Santi was born, I told myself that would be my last loan. 1112 00:54:49,640 --> 00:54:51,600 [Santi chattering] 1113 00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:54,240 It was something that drove me. 1114 00:54:54,320 --> 00:54:57,600 I’ve always been driven by goals. And my goal was clear. 1115 00:54:57,680 --> 00:55:01,200 I couldn’t keep going from place to place, from one loan to another. 1116 00:55:03,120 --> 00:55:04,360 Ah! 1117 00:55:06,120 --> 00:55:09,040 [Alejandro] My nephew was born during the World Cup, right in the middle. 1118 00:55:09,120 --> 00:55:12,240 We qualified for the round of 16 and being the fan that I am, 1119 00:55:12,320 --> 00:55:15,000 I kept saying, "I wanna go! I wanna go to the World Cup." 1120 00:55:15,080 --> 00:55:16,600 And I said, "Let's go then." 1121 00:55:16,680 --> 00:55:19,800 And we went because I wasn't playing much anyway. 1122 00:55:19,880 --> 00:55:23,400 [Alejandro] So we went to Russia, just the two of us, together. 1123 00:55:24,840 --> 00:55:28,160 And we jinxed it, 'cause we lost that game. It was awful. 1124 00:55:28,240 --> 00:55:32,040 [announcer] Argentina once again has been eliminated from the World Cup. 1125 00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:34,040 Next time will be the one. 1126 00:55:34,120 --> 00:55:36,160 I saw the goalkeeper and I couldn't understand 1127 00:55:36,240 --> 00:55:37,840 why my brother wasn't there. 1128 00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:40,240 And I knew Emi had everything it took. 1129 00:55:40,320 --> 00:55:43,040 And in his mind, he knew he should be there. 1130 00:55:43,120 --> 00:55:45,760 Next World Cup, I’ll be the one in goal. For sure. 1131 00:55:45,840 --> 00:55:48,920 And that became my focus over… the next four years, 1132 00:55:49,000 --> 00:55:51,960 to become the starting goalkeeper at the World Cup in Qatar. 1133 00:55:53,000 --> 00:55:56,320 In the club locker room, he always keeps a piece of paper 1134 00:55:56,400 --> 00:56:00,320 with a list of what he wants to achieve during that season. 1135 00:56:00,400 --> 00:56:02,800 And he's always able to make it happen. 1136 00:56:03,320 --> 00:56:04,160 Always. 1137 00:56:04,240 --> 00:56:07,040 [announcer] Arsenal going for their 14th FA Cup title. 1138 00:56:07,120 --> 00:56:09,920 A shot here from Mason Mount. The first save. 1139 00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:13,040 -Martínez at full stretch, magnificent! -[crowd cheers] 1140 00:56:13,120 --> 00:56:16,080 Once again, underlines his quality between the posts. 1141 00:56:16,160 --> 00:56:17,920 [upbeat music playing] 1142 00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:21,520 What a stop from the Argentine Martínez! 1143 00:56:21,600 --> 00:56:23,600 [cheering] 1144 00:56:33,080 --> 00:56:35,560 [interviewer] It's been a long fight for you to get in this side. 1145 00:56:35,640 --> 00:56:38,880 A decade in its entirety to get here. 1146 00:56:38,960 --> 00:56:40,280 You're chosen for the final. 1147 00:56:40,360 --> 00:56:44,160 And now you and your family can celebrate winning this FA Cup, 1148 00:56:44,240 --> 00:56:46,160 largely thanks to this man on your left-hand side. 1149 00:56:46,240 --> 00:56:47,080 Thank you. 1150 00:56:47,160 --> 00:56:49,120 If you can put it into words, we'd love for you to. 1151 00:56:49,200 --> 00:56:51,440 I asked him before the game, "You gonna win us the game?" 1152 00:56:51,520 --> 00:56:53,280 -[chuckles] -"Because you're the captain." 1153 00:56:53,360 --> 00:56:55,040 And he did it. Um… 1154 00:56:55,120 --> 00:56:58,800 -And regarding my family, I can't talk. -Great respect for this man. 1155 00:56:58,880 --> 00:57:00,880 [dramatic music playing] 1156 00:57:01,400 --> 00:57:03,200 [Alejandro] For the first time, he had done it, 1157 00:57:03,280 --> 00:57:06,520 winning a title at Wembley, one of England’s most iconic stadiums. 1158 00:57:07,200 --> 00:57:11,200 It lifted a weight off his shoulders. He was so close to the national team. 1159 00:57:11,280 --> 00:57:13,800 It gave him a chance to apply some pressure, so to speak. 1160 00:57:14,400 --> 00:57:17,520 At the national team level, they saw a keeper who was quick, 1161 00:57:17,600 --> 00:57:19,360 and always in the right place. 1162 00:57:19,440 --> 00:57:23,360 But well, the reality was… that was Armani's spot. 1163 00:57:23,880 --> 00:57:25,200 How could you drop Armani? 1164 00:57:25,280 --> 00:57:28,520 It was impossible. It’s like coming in behind Messi. 1165 00:57:28,600 --> 00:57:29,960 How do you drop Messi? 1166 00:57:30,040 --> 00:57:31,920 Martín Tocalli, the goalkeeping coach… 1167 00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:33,120 ARGENTINE NATIONAL TEAM COACH 1168 00:57:33,200 --> 00:57:34,880 knew him from having coached him before. 1169 00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:36,840 He always knew what he was made of. 1170 00:57:36,920 --> 00:57:39,880 And now it was just about playing regularly for his club, 1171 00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:43,200 gaining that consistency and truly believing in himself. 1172 00:57:43,280 --> 00:57:44,760 Is he unlike the others? Yes. 1173 00:57:44,840 --> 00:57:46,320 His mindset is what sets him apart. 1174 00:57:46,400 --> 00:57:47,960 GOALKEEPING COACH ARGENTINE NATIONAL TEAM 1175 00:57:48,040 --> 00:57:49,360 That journey made him stronger. 1176 00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:52,360 Franco and Gonzalo won't be able to travel 1177 00:57:52,880 --> 00:57:56,080 because their PCR test results are still coming back positive. 1178 00:57:56,160 --> 00:57:59,960 We're going to play with Emiliano Martínez. 1179 00:58:00,040 --> 00:58:03,320 The level Emiliano's been performing at really speaks for itself, 1180 00:58:03,400 --> 00:58:05,160 and this could be his chance. 1181 00:58:07,120 --> 00:58:08,720 [music fades] 1182 00:58:08,800 --> 00:58:10,720 At that time when Scaloni 1183 00:58:11,920 --> 00:58:17,240 mentioned Emi, and said… he was gonna be the goalkeeper of the national team… 1184 00:58:19,040 --> 00:58:23,880 I was at home by myself and I went to the park with my maté. 1185 00:58:25,840 --> 00:58:28,840 [voice breaking] And thought back to everything he had done as a kid. 1186 00:58:33,240 --> 00:58:35,240 [dramatic music playing] 1187 00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:40,160 MARTÍNEZ CHOSEN FOR NATIONAL TEAM KEEPER 1188 00:58:40,240 --> 00:58:41,880 [reporter] Why did Scaloni choose this guy? 1189 00:58:41,960 --> 00:58:42,800 SAFE HANDS IN GOAL? 1190 00:58:42,880 --> 00:58:45,600 [reporter] Are we going to win the Copa América with an unknown keeper? 1191 00:58:45,680 --> 00:58:46,520 WHO IS THIS LOSER? 1192 00:58:46,600 --> 00:58:47,440 [reporter] Very odd. 1193 00:58:47,520 --> 00:58:50,160 Guy said, "If you don’t have cable, you've no idea where he plays." 1194 00:58:50,240 --> 00:58:51,400 I'm like, "You don’t follow soccer." 1195 00:58:51,480 --> 00:58:53,080 I find it hard to believe 1196 00:58:53,600 --> 00:58:55,800 that a journalist wouldn’t do their homework 1197 00:58:55,880 --> 00:58:59,120 on the person they’re going to… talk about. 1198 00:58:59,720 --> 00:59:00,960 [ball] Hey! [whistles] 1199 00:59:01,040 --> 00:59:04,720 Hey! Don't you look the other way! I'm talking to you! 1200 00:59:04,800 --> 00:59:07,680 You're just a long-term project, you know? 1201 00:59:07,760 --> 00:59:10,400 Even if you think you don't use that little switch anymore! 1202 00:59:10,480 --> 00:59:12,000 -[snarls] -[whistle blows] 1203 00:59:13,520 --> 00:59:15,920 I wasn’t new to the Argentina national team. 1204 00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:19,480 But to the public, to the fans, I was completely new to them. 1205 00:59:19,560 --> 00:59:21,040 For me, joining the national team 1206 00:59:21,120 --> 00:59:23,360 felt like going back to the AFA training ground 1207 00:59:23,440 --> 00:59:24,880 back when I was 14. 1208 00:59:24,960 --> 00:59:27,360 [aggressive electronic music playing] 1209 00:59:27,440 --> 00:59:28,360 [whistle blows] 1210 00:59:40,040 --> 00:59:43,360 When Emi started playing for Argentina, he had three numbers. 1211 00:59:43,440 --> 00:59:45,800 He had always used number 26. 1212 00:59:45,880 --> 00:59:48,240 He was like, "Oh, 26 isn't available." 1213 00:59:48,320 --> 00:59:49,520 He was so upset about it. 1214 00:59:49,600 --> 00:59:53,720 And I told him, "Wait a minute, what other numbers are there?" 1215 00:59:53,800 --> 00:59:55,720 He said number 13 was still available, 1216 00:59:55,800 --> 00:59:58,840 and some other number I can't remember and number 23. 1217 00:59:58,920 --> 01:00:03,000 And I said to him, "Hey, Emi, Santi was born on the 23rd." 1218 01:00:03,080 --> 01:00:04,680 "Oh! That's right! Gotta go!" 1219 01:00:04,760 --> 01:00:07,760 And he hung up the phone and went to claim number 23. 1220 01:00:07,840 --> 01:00:10,880 But it was obvious it had to be 23, of course! 1221 01:00:11,960 --> 01:00:13,680 [announcer] The Copa América is underway! 1222 01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:18,680 Argentina looks to reach another final! It's been 28 years! Will they finally win? 1223 01:00:19,560 --> 01:00:22,400 A lifetime of work came down to five or six games. 1224 01:00:23,240 --> 01:00:27,120 [announcer 2] Chile advances. Goal threat… Martínez is there! Martínez! 1225 01:00:27,200 --> 01:00:28,480 Great character, 1226 01:00:28,560 --> 01:00:31,360 showing Scaloni's strength in the national team goal. 1227 01:00:33,160 --> 01:00:35,040 [Mandinha] When he went to the Copa América, 1228 01:00:35,120 --> 01:00:37,520 it was the same year I was pregnant with our daughter. 1229 01:00:37,600 --> 01:00:39,280 [Emiliano] My wife was pregnant at the time. 1230 01:00:39,360 --> 01:00:42,280 And of course, I wanted to be there when our daughter was born. 1231 01:00:42,800 --> 01:00:44,800 I did not want to watch any games at all. 1232 01:00:44,880 --> 01:00:48,360 Not a single one. I was just so upset that he wasn't there. 1233 01:00:48,440 --> 01:00:51,360 [Emiliano] "With everything going on with the virus, I can’t go." 1234 01:00:52,600 --> 01:00:55,400 In that moment, when he told me he wouldn’t make it, 1235 01:00:55,480 --> 01:00:56,840 that it wasn't possible, 1236 01:00:56,920 --> 01:01:00,000 that's when I thought to myself, "Okay, It's not gonna happen." 1237 01:01:00,080 --> 01:01:01,960 "I'm gonna be fine and that's that." 1238 01:01:02,040 --> 01:01:05,360 [Emiliano] She was born two days before the Ecuador game. 1239 01:01:05,440 --> 01:01:08,800 My dad and brother said to me, "She's our good luck charm." 1240 01:01:08,880 --> 01:01:10,320 [cooing] 1241 01:01:10,400 --> 01:01:12,680 [Mandinha] He watched her birth through a tablet. 1242 01:01:13,200 --> 01:01:15,360 That's how he saw Ava for the first time. 1243 01:01:16,400 --> 01:01:17,560 [Ava fussing] 1244 01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:21,960 [Emiliano] Not being there in that moment, so far away… it was really tough. 1245 01:01:22,040 --> 01:01:26,080 I told him, "You have to win. If you don’t, this was all for nothing." 1246 01:01:26,160 --> 01:01:27,160 "You understand?" 1247 01:01:27,240 --> 01:01:28,200 QUARTER-FINALS 1248 01:01:28,280 --> 01:01:30,200 [Emiliano] Two days later, I played the game, 1249 01:01:30,280 --> 01:01:32,760 and was like, "There’s no way you’re scoring on me." 1250 01:01:32,840 --> 01:01:34,880 [crowd cheering] 1251 01:01:38,320 --> 01:01:40,200 That’s when he really grew as a player. 1252 01:01:40,280 --> 01:01:42,200 He developed well and matured a lot. 1253 01:01:42,280 --> 01:01:45,600 He made the national team, and everything just fell into place. 1254 01:01:45,680 --> 01:01:47,360 Then, against Colombia. 1255 01:01:47,440 --> 01:01:48,880 -[crowd clamoring] -[blows whistle] 1256 01:01:48,960 --> 01:01:52,600 [announcer] Argentina and Colombia go to penalties to decide who makes the final. 1257 01:01:52,680 --> 01:01:53,960 [solemn music playing] 1258 01:01:54,040 --> 01:01:56,680 [Emiliano] When it comes to penalty shootouts, I've always said 1259 01:01:56,760 --> 01:02:00,680 that with my height and my leg strength, I know well that if I choose the side, 1260 01:02:00,760 --> 01:02:02,640 there's an 80% chance that I'll save it. 1261 01:02:02,720 --> 01:02:03,800 It's not 50-50. 1262 01:02:03,880 --> 01:02:06,000 If I choose the correct side, it's 80%. 1263 01:02:06,080 --> 01:02:07,960 [suspenseful music playing] 1264 01:02:08,040 --> 01:02:11,040 [announcer] The penalty shootout is now tied one to one. 1265 01:02:13,360 --> 01:02:19,000 Sánchez! It's Dibu! Dibu Martínez! Martínez! Martínez! 1266 01:02:19,080 --> 01:02:22,400 You can see he doesn’t mess with everyone the same way. 1267 01:02:22,480 --> 01:02:25,320 With some players, he takes it very seriously, as he should. 1268 01:02:25,400 --> 01:02:27,040 With others, he teases them a bit 1269 01:02:27,120 --> 01:02:29,520 to throw them off and shake their confidence. 1270 01:02:29,600 --> 01:02:31,920 -You're laughing 'cause you're nervous. -Yeah. 1271 01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:33,720 You're nervous You put it on the wrong spot! 1272 01:02:33,800 --> 01:02:36,920 -No, it's the penalty spot. -Sure, play dumb. I know you man. 1273 01:02:37,000 --> 01:02:41,480 There were no fans in the stadium, but for the player taking the penalty, 1274 01:02:41,560 --> 01:02:43,000 it’s still extra pressure. 1275 01:02:43,080 --> 01:02:47,000 You can hear him talking to you, and right up until you kick the ball, 1276 01:02:47,080 --> 01:02:48,440 he’s still in your ear. 1277 01:02:48,520 --> 01:02:50,960 [Emiliano] I'll save it anyway. I'm gonna eat you alive, bro. 1278 01:02:51,040 --> 01:02:52,000 I'm gonna eat you alive! 1279 01:02:52,080 --> 01:02:57,200 [announcer] And Martínez saves it! It's Dibu once again! The great Dibu! 1280 01:02:57,720 --> 01:02:59,720 You know how many penalties I’ve taken against him? 1281 01:02:59,800 --> 01:03:02,200 He'd say the same as he did to the Colombians. 1282 01:03:02,800 --> 01:03:04,440 He competed with me about dishes. 1283 01:03:04,520 --> 01:03:07,160 Imagine him defending 46 million Argentinians. 1284 01:03:07,240 --> 01:03:08,400 No way that ball was going in. 1285 01:03:10,080 --> 01:03:13,560 [Susana] I think it was just something that came out in that moment 1286 01:03:13,640 --> 01:03:20,120 because, both to us and for him, saving the ball is like scoring a goal. 1287 01:03:20,200 --> 01:03:22,320 [announcer] If he saves, we're in the final. 1288 01:03:22,400 --> 01:03:28,320 Cardona! Dibu! This is incredible! Unbelievable! Martínez! 1289 01:03:28,400 --> 01:03:30,280 That's where he shows up… as Dibu. 1290 01:03:30,360 --> 01:03:34,560 [announcer] Argentina! Argentina is in the Copa América final! 1291 01:03:35,440 --> 01:03:37,840 [Messi] That's when he really… began stepping up 1292 01:03:37,920 --> 01:03:40,080 and making a huge difference for us. 1293 01:03:40,600 --> 01:03:46,160 [in Spanish] ♪ Let's go, Argentina We're gonna win ♪ 1294 01:03:46,240 --> 01:03:50,840 [in English] Well, to be honest, it's a unique time for myself and my family. 1295 01:03:50,920 --> 01:03:56,480 I became a dad again just four days ago… and I still haven't met my daughter. 1296 01:03:56,560 --> 01:04:01,240 I'm here chasing a dream of winning a title with the national team. 1297 01:04:01,760 --> 01:04:04,360 Yeah. It was a very difficult time for the family. 1298 01:04:04,440 --> 01:04:07,440 Imagine for him, being so far away, not seeing his daughter, 1299 01:04:07,520 --> 01:04:08,760 not being able to touch her. 1300 01:04:08,840 --> 01:04:10,200 And it's not just that. 1301 01:04:10,280 --> 01:04:13,040 Ava was born and it took three whole weeks before he was even able… 1302 01:04:13,120 --> 01:04:14,400 JULY 2021 1303 01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:15,920 to hold her. 1304 01:04:16,840 --> 01:04:17,760 [fireworks crackling] 1305 01:04:17,840 --> 01:04:21,360 [announcer] It's now or never against Brazil. Come on, Argentina! 1306 01:04:21,440 --> 01:04:23,960 [Tocalli] He knew he was gonna save everything that came his way. 1307 01:04:24,040 --> 01:04:25,920 There was nothing else in his mind. 1308 01:04:26,000 --> 01:04:28,920 -The thought was, "I'm gonna be the one." -[whistle blows] 1309 01:04:29,000 --> 01:04:30,720 [announcer] Brazil looking for the equalizer. 1310 01:04:30,800 --> 01:04:33,560 Neymar… cross into the box. Cleared away! 1311 01:04:33,640 --> 01:04:35,200 [dramatic music playing] 1312 01:04:37,840 --> 01:04:41,520 Impressive save from Martínez! What's happening is absolutely wild! 1313 01:04:41,600 --> 01:04:43,400 It finally happened! 1314 01:04:43,480 --> 01:04:44,480 Twenty-eight years later, 1315 01:04:44,560 --> 01:04:46,680 the Argentina national team finally wins a title! 1316 01:04:46,760 --> 01:04:48,720 AFTER 28 YEARS, ARGENTINA CHAMPION OF AMERICA AGAIN 1317 01:04:48,800 --> 01:04:51,280 [announcer] As he said before the game in the pep talk, 1318 01:04:51,360 --> 01:04:54,800 Dibu didn’t get to hold his daughter, but the sacrifice paid off. 1319 01:04:54,880 --> 01:04:57,480 Dibu got to lift the Cup and Argentina can say it again! 1320 01:04:57,560 --> 01:04:59,280 We're champions! 1321 01:04:59,360 --> 01:05:02,840 "See, we won the Copa América thanks to our baby girl," she said. 1322 01:05:02,920 --> 01:05:09,200 It was a very difficult time… but at least they won. It's done. [laughs] 1323 01:05:09,280 --> 01:05:10,960 [crowd cheering] 1324 01:05:11,040 --> 01:05:14,840 [music swells] 1325 01:05:14,920 --> 01:05:16,880 Daddy! 1326 01:05:16,960 --> 01:05:19,000 Hi, sweetie! I missed you so much. 1327 01:05:19,080 --> 01:05:21,880 Come here, give me a big kiss and an even bigger hug. 1328 01:05:21,960 --> 01:05:24,920 Now, every time I see her, I go around telling everyone in Argentina, 1329 01:05:25,000 --> 01:05:27,120 "She brought us the Copa América." 1330 01:05:27,200 --> 01:05:29,000 -[poignant music playing] -[Mandihna chuckles] 1331 01:05:29,080 --> 01:05:30,320 [Santi] Hey! 1332 01:05:36,920 --> 01:05:40,800 [Emiliano] Once I became number one and was set to play in the World Cup, 1333 01:05:40,880 --> 01:05:43,680 I focused on what I had to improve to win it. 1334 01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:47,280 But I didn't say, "I'm going to win the next World Cup in Qatar, 1335 01:05:47,360 --> 01:05:49,200 being Argentina's star man." 1336 01:05:49,280 --> 01:05:52,040 No, I have my process, but I’m not clueless. 1337 01:05:52,120 --> 01:05:54,320 I know every process has its own story. 1338 01:05:54,400 --> 01:05:57,120 [announcer 1] A new dream begins. Here we are in Qatar. 1339 01:05:57,200 --> 01:05:58,160 FIFA WORLD CUP 1340 01:05:58,240 --> 01:06:01,000 [announcer 2] Two teams chasing the same dream. 1341 01:06:04,080 --> 01:06:06,600 [announcer 1] Another perfectly placed shot. What a goal! 1342 01:06:06,680 --> 01:06:08,520 [announcer 2] Real disappointment for Argentina. 1343 01:06:08,600 --> 01:06:11,080 Saudi Arabia two, Argentina one. 1344 01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:13,840 [Emiliano] I remember the silence in the locker room after the game. 1345 01:06:13,920 --> 01:06:16,000 All you could hear was the equipment manager 1346 01:06:16,080 --> 01:06:19,520 picking up the boots, the sound of the studs on the ground. 1347 01:06:19,600 --> 01:06:24,600 That's something I still remember clearly, like it's still playing in slow motion. 1348 01:06:24,680 --> 01:06:29,600 24 HOURS BEFORE THE MATCH AGAINST MEXICO 1349 01:06:31,560 --> 01:06:33,960 Two-zero against them, two-zero. 1350 01:06:34,040 --> 01:06:37,560 Remember… remember it. Best at the World Cup. 1351 01:06:38,600 --> 01:06:39,920 ARGENTINA WINS GROUP AND QUALIFIES 1352 01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:43,320 [announcer] After victory against Mexico, Argentina beat Poland two-zero, 1353 01:06:43,400 --> 01:06:44,840 and won their group. 1354 01:06:44,920 --> 01:06:46,840 They say warriors are forged through hardship, 1355 01:06:46,920 --> 01:06:48,440 and I think we became stronger. 1356 01:06:48,520 --> 01:06:51,280 FIFA WORLD CUP - QUARTER-FINAL ARGENTINA VS. NETHERLANDS 1357 01:06:51,360 --> 01:06:52,720 [announcer] Van Dijk! 1358 01:06:52,800 --> 01:06:56,920 And Dibu! Dibu! Dibu Martinez! He is simply phenomenal! 1359 01:06:57,000 --> 01:07:00,520 And he got even bigger, if that was even possible. 1360 01:07:00,600 --> 01:07:02,680 [announcer] Dibu, Dibu, Dibu Martínez! 1361 01:07:02,760 --> 01:07:05,680 He saved it! He did it again! He is spectacular! 1362 01:07:05,760 --> 01:07:08,920 When you have a keeper like that, it gives you confidence. 1363 01:07:09,000 --> 01:07:13,000 [announcer] Messi’s team is now one of the top four teams in the world. 1364 01:07:13,080 --> 01:07:15,920 [Emiliano] Hugs, tears, you know? We were like two little kids. 1365 01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:17,880 "You did it again. You helped us once more." 1366 01:07:17,960 --> 01:07:20,960 And the ending feels sweeter when something good happens. 1367 01:07:21,040 --> 01:07:23,160 ARGENTINA BEATS NETHERLANDS ON PENALTIES, REACHES SEMIFINAL 1368 01:07:23,240 --> 01:07:25,320 [announcer] The dream is alive! Getting so much closer! 1369 01:07:25,400 --> 01:07:27,280 [interviewer] Why is Argentina in the semifinals? 1370 01:07:27,360 --> 01:07:29,880 'Cause we've got guts. We've got so much heart. 1371 01:07:29,960 --> 01:07:32,680 And we're doing it… for 45 million people. 1372 01:07:33,080 --> 01:07:33,960 LET'S GO FOR THE THIRD 1373 01:07:34,040 --> 01:07:37,360 [announcer] Argentina routed Croatia three-zero and is in the final. 1374 01:07:38,720 --> 01:07:39,600 FIFA WORLD CUP - FINAL 1375 01:07:39,680 --> 01:07:41,600 [announcer 1] The most important match 1376 01:07:41,680 --> 01:07:44,120 of the last 36 years for the Argentine national team. 1377 01:07:44,200 --> 01:07:47,120 [announcer 2] Argentina put the World Cup on the line against France. 1378 01:07:47,200 --> 01:07:49,840 We were in control, two-zero up in the final, everyone happy. 1379 01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:52,960 And suddenly, like it always does with Argentines, a wave hit us. 1380 01:07:53,040 --> 01:07:56,560 [announcer 2] Mbappé! Goal for France! 1381 01:07:56,640 --> 01:07:59,400 Mbappé makes it level with a superb goal! 1382 01:07:59,480 --> 01:08:02,720 And suddenly, Argentina are really under pressure. 1383 01:08:02,800 --> 01:08:03,680 [crowd cheering] 1384 01:08:03,760 --> 01:08:05,400 I can't believe this. 1385 01:08:05,480 --> 01:08:06,880 Talk about suffering, huh? 1386 01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:11,440 Argentinians always have to suffer! Well, that's… how it is. 1387 01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:14,640 The last minute of the game felt supernormal. 1388 01:08:14,720 --> 01:08:15,840 Nothing out of the ordinary. 1389 01:08:15,920 --> 01:08:20,000 [announcer 1] 123rd minute of extra time, it’s the last play of the match, 1390 01:08:20,080 --> 01:08:22,200 and it’s France’s ball. 1391 01:08:22,280 --> 01:08:24,840 [announcer 2] Otamendi clears it. Konaté at the back…look! 1392 01:08:24,920 --> 01:08:27,800 Otamendi misses, and Kolo Muani shoots! 1393 01:08:27,880 --> 01:08:31,200 From the moment it fell to Otamendi, I don’t know if I had one or two seconds. 1394 01:08:31,280 --> 01:08:33,000 [announcer 2] It was the moment of the match, 1395 01:08:33,080 --> 01:08:35,080 the World Cup on the line for France. 1396 01:08:35,160 --> 01:08:37,880 I just froze, though I saw it. 1397 01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:42,560 I could hear people screaming and jumping all around me. 1398 01:08:42,640 --> 01:08:45,600 I just stood there like a statue. No reaction whatsoever. 1399 01:08:45,680 --> 01:08:48,040 [dreamy music playing] 1400 01:08:53,240 --> 01:08:55,120 I didn’t come flying out to close him down 1401 01:08:55,200 --> 01:08:56,760 because he would've chipped me. 1402 01:08:56,840 --> 01:08:58,240 I didn’t go back either. 1403 01:08:58,320 --> 01:09:00,600 If I lost control of it, he could've slipped it to Mbappé. 1404 01:09:00,680 --> 01:09:02,960 So I stayed right in the middle, put him under pressure, 1405 01:09:03,040 --> 01:09:05,080 and forced him to take the shot. 1406 01:09:05,160 --> 01:09:07,160 [dramatic music playing] 1407 01:09:17,960 --> 01:09:19,200 I already told you. 1408 01:09:19,280 --> 01:09:22,360 I'm the one who decides if you become the hero or the villain. 1409 01:09:22,440 --> 01:09:23,400 [sinister laughter] 1410 01:09:29,680 --> 01:09:31,200 [muted cheering] 1411 01:09:32,480 --> 01:09:35,240 The ball hit me here where the star is. 1412 01:09:35,320 --> 01:09:38,120 A little higher, and it would have deflected and gone in. 1413 01:09:38,200 --> 01:09:41,720 Four years later, you’re left feeling like an idiot. You know? 1414 01:09:41,800 --> 01:09:46,040 [crowd cheering] 1415 01:09:46,120 --> 01:09:48,920 I believe it’s the best save in history 1416 01:09:49,520 --> 01:09:50,720 because of the context. 1417 01:09:50,800 --> 01:09:56,120 It’s the World Cup, it’s a final, it’s the 123rd minute of extra time, 1418 01:09:56,200 --> 01:09:58,160 and the way Emiliano handled it. 1419 01:09:58,240 --> 01:10:01,120 I dare to say something like that because I’m convinced it’s true. 1420 01:10:02,280 --> 01:10:06,160 After thinking about it, a save is just like a goal, am I right? 1421 01:10:06,240 --> 01:10:08,320 [manic laughter] Muah! 1422 01:10:08,400 --> 01:10:10,560 I wanted to go to penalties. I didn't wanna play anymore. 1423 01:10:10,640 --> 01:10:12,840 [announcer 2] Coman, Coman, Coman! 1424 01:10:12,920 --> 01:10:15,760 [announcer 1] He dives! Dibu Martínez dives! 1425 01:10:15,840 --> 01:10:18,760 Come on, Argentina! Let's go! 1426 01:10:18,840 --> 01:10:22,280 Argentina has the advantage in this penalty shootout. 1427 01:10:22,360 --> 01:10:24,160 [dramatic music playing] 1428 01:10:24,240 --> 01:10:27,600 [Emiliano] Putting pressure on him, I knew he'd miss. I could feel he'd miss. 1429 01:10:27,680 --> 01:10:29,720 Not that I'd save it, that he'd miss. 1430 01:10:29,800 --> 01:10:34,880 [announcer 1] He kicks it. It goes wide! It's wide! It's wide! 1431 01:10:34,960 --> 01:10:37,400 When he actually missed it, I felt this joy inside, 1432 01:10:37,480 --> 01:10:40,240 like, "What I thought would happen actually did!" 1433 01:10:40,320 --> 01:10:45,280 [announcer 1] Tchouaméni's shot goes wide! Come on, dance, Dibu, dance! 1434 01:10:45,360 --> 01:10:48,600 Come on, Argentina! Montiel goes for it! 1435 01:10:48,680 --> 01:10:53,200 -Goal! -[crowd roaring] 1436 01:10:53,280 --> 01:10:56,960 Goal! 1437 01:10:57,040 --> 01:10:58,840 [announcer 2] Argentina are world champions! 1438 01:10:58,920 --> 01:11:00,960 [announcer 1] Embraced by all his teammates! 1439 01:11:01,040 --> 01:11:03,200 [reporter 1] After 36 years, Argentina are… 1440 01:11:03,280 --> 01:11:05,200 [reporter 2] Champions of the world! 1441 01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:08,360 [reporter 3] It's over. Argentina are world champions. 1442 01:11:08,440 --> 01:11:09,680 [dreamy music playing] 1443 01:11:09,760 --> 01:11:13,440 [Susana] After the final, I walked onto the field. 1444 01:11:13,520 --> 01:11:16,280 And all it took was a look. 1445 01:11:17,160 --> 01:11:20,680 I think sometimes a look says more than a thousand words, doesn't it? 1446 01:11:22,720 --> 01:11:26,200 What you experience, what you feel, you just can’t explain it. 1447 01:11:26,280 --> 01:11:29,720 [crowd, in Spanish] ♪ Let's go, let's go, Argentina ♪ 1448 01:11:29,800 --> 01:11:34,000 No matter what happens in my career, the group of us that played the World Cup, 1449 01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:37,280 those 40 days we spent together at the Qatar university, 1450 01:11:37,800 --> 01:11:39,200 we'll always remember it. 1451 01:11:39,280 --> 01:11:41,720 And I'm so happy. You do it for pride and for passion. 1452 01:11:42,320 --> 01:11:44,360 I still want to become the most-capped goalkeeper 1453 01:11:44,440 --> 01:11:46,800 in the history of the national team. 1454 01:11:46,880 --> 01:11:49,520 And I still have a lot more goals left to achieve. 1455 01:11:49,600 --> 01:11:51,840 [dreamy ballad continues] 1456 01:11:54,160 --> 01:11:56,560 [lyrics in Spanish] 1457 01:12:02,440 --> 01:12:03,680 [man] Push! 1458 01:12:05,920 --> 01:12:08,920 -[music intensifies] -[lyrics in Spanish continue] 1459 01:12:29,200 --> 01:12:30,200 -Hmm… -[clicks] 1460 01:12:30,280 --> 01:12:32,560 [music winds down] 1461 01:12:32,640 --> 01:12:37,000 [crowd cheering, chanting] 1462 01:12:37,640 --> 01:12:38,720 [camera clicking] 1463 01:12:38,800 --> 01:12:41,920 [lyrics in Spanish continue] 1464 01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:53,400 You're the best, Dibu! Thank you! 1465 01:12:57,080 --> 01:12:59,440 We're proud that he's from Mar del Plata. 1466 01:13:02,360 --> 01:13:04,160 Dibu Martínez is simply the best. 1467 01:13:05,080 --> 01:13:07,840 He's got the haircut and color that Dibu had. 1468 01:13:07,920 --> 01:13:09,840 [lyrics in Spanish continue] 1469 01:13:12,360 --> 01:13:14,200 He's an example that anything is possible. 1470 01:13:16,920 --> 01:13:19,600 Emiliano "Dibu" Martínez, honorary citizen. 1471 01:13:19,680 --> 01:13:22,320 [cheering] 1472 01:13:22,400 --> 01:13:26,000 Looking back, you realize he came from a small neighborhood field. 1473 01:13:26,080 --> 01:13:28,520 Sacrifice leads you to glory. 1474 01:13:28,600 --> 01:13:30,600 [crowd cheering] 1475 01:13:32,360 --> 01:13:35,280 [Susana] He always did everything he could to reach his goals. 1476 01:13:35,360 --> 01:13:39,200 Did it take a long time? Maybe. Or not. I don't know. 1477 01:13:39,280 --> 01:13:42,120 It depends on how… you choose to look at it. 1478 01:13:43,400 --> 01:13:45,160 There he is, he'll stay with Granddad. 1479 01:13:45,240 --> 01:13:47,320 [Alejandro] His success is our family’s success 1480 01:13:47,400 --> 01:13:50,120 because behind every player are people supporting them 1481 01:13:50,200 --> 01:13:51,280 and working just as hard. 1482 01:13:51,960 --> 01:13:56,160 Ale and I were always trying to chase that same dream, 1483 01:13:56,240 --> 01:13:57,160 just like Emi did. 1484 01:13:57,240 --> 01:14:02,040 It means everything to me. Really. I… 1485 01:14:05,080 --> 01:14:07,480 All the sacrifices in a lifetime, 1486 01:14:08,400 --> 01:14:10,080 you embrace them in two seconds. 1487 01:14:10,160 --> 01:14:13,160 That’s what he was born for. To be a goalkeeper. 1488 01:14:13,680 --> 01:14:16,360 [poignant upbeat music playing] 1489 01:14:22,920 --> 01:14:24,840 [chuckles] Hey! Yeah! 1490 01:14:26,160 --> 01:14:28,480 [cheering] 1491 01:14:29,800 --> 01:14:32,320 -Mom, Dad! We're champions! -Mm. 1492 01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:33,880 [chiming] 1493 01:14:36,240 --> 01:14:37,120 [music fades] 1494 01:14:37,200 --> 01:14:38,200 [cheering continues] 1495 01:14:38,280 --> 01:14:40,600 [triumphant music playing] 1496 01:14:45,920 --> 01:14:47,440 [dog barking] 1497 01:14:48,040 --> 01:14:49,760 Hey, boys! Is that you? 1498 01:14:49,840 --> 01:14:52,960 A little bit like, not really scolding them, but like, "Boys!" 1499 01:14:53,040 --> 01:14:55,040 Hey, boys! How was your day at school today? 1500 01:14:55,120 --> 01:14:59,120 I'm gonna eat you alive, bro! I'm gonna eat you alive! 1501 01:14:59,200 --> 01:15:00,840 Save this, let's see if you can. 1502 01:15:02,080 --> 01:15:04,640 What have I told you about your school pants? 1503 01:15:04,720 --> 01:15:07,280 Do you wanna tell me what you're going to wear tomorrow? 1504 01:15:07,360 --> 01:15:09,800 What actually happened is that I left them on the bus, 1505 01:15:09,880 --> 01:15:12,200 so I had to fix his ripped pants with a patch. 1506 01:15:12,280 --> 01:15:13,800 Do I have to say, "Woo-hoo"? 1507 01:15:13,880 --> 01:15:15,360 Woo-hoo! You can do it, Emi! 1508 01:15:15,440 --> 01:15:18,160 [bellowing] No! 1509 01:15:18,240 --> 01:15:21,200 -[hip-hop music playing] -What are you doing? Oh, no! Ouch! 1510 01:15:21,280 --> 01:15:23,320 Ow… No! Ouch! 1511 01:15:23,400 --> 01:15:25,280 Supercool, yeah? 1512 01:15:25,360 --> 01:15:27,960 [man] Okay! That's it! Bravo! 1513 01:15:29,520 --> 01:15:30,360 And that's a wrap. 1514 01:15:30,440 --> 01:15:32,440 [hip-hop music continues] 1515 01:17:34,720 --> 01:17:36,080 [music fades]