Nico Tagliafico and Lisandro Martínez have won the Copa América with the Argentinian national team. The two Ajax players were part of the Argentine side that were 1-0 victors against Brazil on Sunday. Tagliafico played for an hour. Martínez did not feature in the final.
In total, Tagliafico would play in five games, more than 300 minutes at left back. Martínez featured for ninety minutes in the group stage match against Bolivia that finished 4-1 for the Argentinians.
For Argentina it was their first Copa victory since 1993, and their fifteenth in total. This puts them on a par with record champions, Uruguay. Brazil were the defending champions.
The Copa América is the South American equivalent of the European Championship.
On this important day in Argentine history, we highlight the season that our Argentine duo has had by looking at their statistics. It was a season in which Nico Tagliafico and Lisandro Martínez won the KNVB Cup with Ajax in addition to claiming the Eredivisie title for the 35th time in the club’s history.
In a Johan Cruyff Arena with no fans for almost the entire season, the ‘old logo’ was one of the few spectators at the Ajax home games. The impressive banner, handmade by the fans, could be found behind the goal week by week – in the stands that usually are the epicenter of a roaring Johan Cruyff ArenA. After such an unreal season, this historical logo will be back on the home jersey, in what is a one-off tribute to the fans. This logo does not contain the championship stars, like that was also not the case back in the days. The three stars do show as a neck detail, with a subtle addition of the three Andreas crosses.
The KNVB has confirmed all the fixtures for the new Eredivisie season. Ajax are due to play N.E.C. at home in the first round. The first "Classic" derby is scheduled for Sunday, 19 December, in Rotterdam.