Geronimo Rulli (32), OM goalkeeper, made a magnificent save during the draw between Venezuela and Argentina (1-1), Thursday during qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
A brilliant interim. Geronimo Rulli (32) perfectly replaced Dibu Martinez in the Argentinian goal on Thursday during the draw in Venezuela (1-1) during qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. The Marseille goalkeeper celebrated his fourth selection, the first since 2022 and a meeting against Honduras (3-0) in a friendly. And he showed some feats on the rare dangerous balls he had to negotiate.
“With Rulli, Argentina does not miss Dibu”
At the end of the first period, he intervened on a point-blank header from Salomon Rondon, which he slowed down with his legs before Nicolas Otamendi cleared in front of his line. He then distinguished himself with an exceptional save (48th). Receiving a corner, Yangel Herrera sent a powerful header which accelerated on contact with the wet ground. But Rulli relaxed to his right to get the ball out with a superb cuff at the cost of an exceptional reflex. His two saves allowed Argentina to preserve its advantage quickly acquired on a goal from Otamendi (0-1, 13th). “With Rulli, Argentina does not miss Dibu,” proclaims the newspaper TyC Sports.
Rulli still lost to a powerful header from Salomon Rondon (1-1, 65th) which allowed Venezuela to snatch a draw in difficult conditions. The meeting took place on waterlogged terrain and at the limit of the passable area. Called up for the selection for the first time in 2015, Rulli went back and forth with the Albiceleste before settling in more regularly as Dibu Martinez’s understudy since 2022. He was thus in the group crowned world champion that year .
Thursday, he took advantage of the two-match suspension imposed on Martinez for his behavior in Colombia (2-1) last September. At the end of the defeat, the Aston Villa player violently pushed away a television camera which was filming him as he left the field. He was therefore not selected for this gathering and Rulli, brilliant since the start of the season in Marseille, will therefore play a second match as a starter on Wednesday against Bolivia.
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