Roger Martínez left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 67 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead who were able to enter the University stadium, for the game against Tigers. This image six months ago was unthinkable, because the Colombian had no activity and seemed to be out of the Eagles. With the Argentine coach Santiago Solari, the South American striker resurfaces.
Roger Martínez twice. The striker first appeared to open the scoring and then to round out the 3-1 victory over a shaken Tigers. The recovery of the Colombian is not a surprise for Solari.
The Argentine coach has worked with Roger since the start of the tournament. In the only game that did not use it was that of day one, which the Eagles won against St. Louis, and then has participated in all engagements with America, at least four minutes, has won the sympathy of Solari.
In the last three games the South American has been a starter and Roger has responded to the Argentine coach’s confidence with four goals so far in the tournament, his best mark since being hired by America since 2018, when he reached the MX League.
The change is extreme, because in 14 days, Roger Martínez accumulates more minutes than in the whole last tournament, in which it was under the command of Miguel Herrera. In the summer, faced with the need to sacrifice a foreigner to hire Álvaro Fidalgo, the first on the list was the Colombian, although he ended up leaving Andrés Ibargüen, who now plays for Sants.
The Colombian played 67 minutes against the Tigers. He scored two goals and collaborated in defensive tasks. Solari spoke of him at the conference: “It’s the fruit of his patience and hard work.” It is Roger Martínez’s resurrection with America.