Adrián Martínez was imprisoned for seven months after being falsely accused of burning the house of those who shot his brother. Before coming to football he was imprisoned and lived with death and violence.

The forward, who joined Gustavo Costas'team after his good performance at Instituto de Córdoba, was one of the figures of Avellaneda's classic. He debuted at the age of 22 in Defensores Unidos de Zárate, in the fourth division of Argentine soccer.