Christian Martinoli

{{short description|Mexican sports journalist and narrator}}

{{family name hatnote|Martinoli|Curi|lang=Spanish}}

{{infobox person

| name = Christian Martinoli

| image = Christian Martinoli 2.jpg

| caption = Martinoli in 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|10|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mar del Plata, Argentina

| occupation = Sports journalist

| employer = Azteca Deportes

}}

Christian Octavio Martinoli Curi (born 15 October 1975) is an Argentine-born Mexican sports journalist and sports commentator who currently works for Azteca Deportes. His father is from Argentina and his mother from Mexico. He is also of Italian descent.{{Cite web|title=Luis García Postigo / Christian Octavio Martinoli Curi|url=https://lideresmexicanos.com/300/luis-garcia-postigo-christian-octavio-martinoli-curi/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Líderes Mexicanos}}

He is recognized for expressing his opinion about players when he commentates games in dramatic and exciting ways. It can be from the Mexican First Division, the UEFA Champions League, and the Mexico national team.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-12|title=¡Notable, sobresaliente! Las 10 cosas que no sabías de Christian Martinoli|url=https://futbol.radioformula.com.mx/fuera-de-juego/10-cosas-sobre-christian-martinoli-2020/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=Futbol RF|language=es-MX}}

In most cases, he works with former professional footballers Luis García, Jorge Campos and Zague. He also participates, along with Luis García, in the Pro Evolution Soccer video game franchise.

Martinoli is considered to be on a par with narrators such as: Manolo Lama, Mariano Closs, Luis Omar Tapia and Fernando Palomo.

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