Maravilla Martínez spoke to the maker of the flag crossing out his goals | OneFootball

The 33-year-old striker ended a long streak of ten matches without scoring against Xeneize, during the semifinals of the 2025 Clausura Tournament.

Last Sunday, Racing defeated Boca 1-0 at La Bombonera in the semifinals of the 2025 Clausura Tournament with a goal from Adrián Martínez. That goal ended a long negative streak for Maravilla who, since a banner had been hung counting his goals at the Cilindro de Avellaneda, had not been able to find the back of the net.

The banner read: “Because at any moment Maravilla will score a goal” and the “50” was crossed out, with the count going up to “60.” In a press conference after the match, the striker revealed that he had a conversation with the creator of the banner and suggested he stay calm, since the timing “belongs to God”.

I told the guy with the banner, because I had found out. I got a message and I told him not to worry, it’s okay, that the timing isn’t his or the banner’s. The timing is God’s. So he should stay calm, because Racing fans do it in good faith,” said the Academy’s top scorer.

The striker went ten consecutive matches without scoring (966 minutes), his longest drought since joining Racing. He hadn’t scored since the first leg against Vélez, in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.

“Honestly, I’m happy. Strikers need to score. I always have something in my life. As long as I get home, go to bed, and can say I gave it my all, that I ran as much as I could… After that, goals are just circumstances… We’ve been winning regularly and my teammates are competing. I’m happy. The team doesn’t depend solely on me.” Maravilla said in an interview with

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