"We are unique"
"I'm speechless, really. What joy for our country. I said the other day: This team keeps surprising me," said Argentina's coach Lionel Scaloni, who now has the chance for his second World Cup title, after the triumph.
"And I tell you quite honestly: We will try to win, we will leave everything on the pitch – but what these players show here can hardly be put into words. It's incredible. We are unique, truly. And that's not arrogance, it comes from the heart. We are unique. The fans carried us to victory today, for that I am grateful."
Martinez' premonition
The joy was also immense for substitute and match-winner Lautaro Martinez after reaching the final. The Inter Milan captain even had a premonition, as he revealed after the victory.
"I dreamed of this goal. I told Alexis [Mac Allister] that I would score. And I told Facu Medina on the bench that I would come in and decide the game. And then the ball came straight to me," said the striker, who now has 40 national team goals.
"Enzo scored a great goal – and now that I've calmed down a bit, I can say: This team keeps showing what it's made of."
The Argentinian fairy tale thus continues and could find a happy ending on Sunday.
