FIFA 22: EA mistake makes Martinelli INCREDIBLE in Ultimate Team


The biggest and best FIFA 22 Ultimate Team campaign of the year has finally arrived, with the Team of the Season (TOTS) promo now underway.

The Community and Eredivisie TOTS cards are available in packs right now, but a different FUT card type has drawn our attention this week.

A certain Fantasy FUT card has been given an unwarranted boost as EA make yet another mistake in Ultimate Team.

Yet another EA error

It's been a catalogue of errors at times for EA this year.

From Icon Player Picks handing out regular Gold cards, to EA being completely blocked from releasing any SBC or objective content, there has been a range of mistakes and bugs in FUT 22.

The latest EA mistake means that Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli has received a +3 OVR boost, rather than the +2 that he should have been given.

The final +1 OVR would have been handed to the Brazillian if he had scored or assisted a goal, however, the winger failed to do so.

Somehow EA has managed to wrongly boost the Gunner by a whole rating, which has made his stats absolutely insane across the board.

FUT Fantasy Martinelli owners will be happy, though, as his price rose by around 80,000 coins following this news.

Magical Martinelli

So, what does the +3 OVR boost mean for the 20-year-old's FUT Fantasy card in FIFA 22?

Put simply, the extra OVR point has made the winger a top-tier attacker in Ultimate Team and Martinelli is now an end-game card.

Once a Maestro Chemistry Style is applied, the Young Gun has perfect pace, near-perfect dribbling and brilliant shooting, passing and physicality stats.

Martinelli actually has eight, yes EIGHT in-game stats that are 99-rated, including shot power, agility, dribbling and stamina.

Fantasy FUT card upgrades explained

Fantasy FUT brings a new dimension of a live, dynamic item to FUT 22, with big initial boosts and the chance for players to earn up to +3 OVR upgrades based on their individual contributions.

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PROGRESS - Fantasy FUT players can make big improvements

The Fantasy FUT players receive an initial upgrade at the campaign launch and will then have the possibility for a further +3 OVR upgrade.

Fantasy FUT cards will get a +1 upgrade when:

  • The player plays 3 times in the next 5 matches
  • The player's team wins 1 match in the next 5 matches
  • Attackers/midfielders score 1 goal or register 1 assist in the next 5 matches
  • Defenders/goalkeepers keep 1 clean sheet in the next 5 matches

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