Heavily rumored Atlanta United signing Gonzalo “Pity” Martinez has been voted as the Footballer of the Year of Argentina for 2018. Journalists vote for the “Olimpia de Plata” and have deemed the River Plate playmaker as the best native player in Argentina’s top flight.
Gonzalo Martínez was awarded last night with the Olimpia de Plata as the best Argentine player of 2018. As voted for by sport journalists, Pity beat Darío Benedetto & Lisandro López to the prize https://t.co/aXimz35ao0
— Peter Coates (@golazoargentino) December 18, 2018
Martinez played a key role in River Plate’s run to their fourth Copa Libertadores title, assisting on a goal in the first leg and scoring an insurance goal at the death of the second leg.