Serie A: Lautaro Martínez finally unlocks his counter in victory at Udinese

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By: Manu Tournoux

Continuation of the 6th day of Serie A. Inter Milan traveled to Friuli to face Udinese, on the lawn of the Bluenergy Stadium, for a special meeting for the two teams. For the Nerazzurri, this match was a good way to pocket valuable points and bounce back from the defeat in the Madonina derby against rivals AC Milan last weekend. On the other hand, the Friulani wanted to secure another victory to stay at the top of the championship. During a duel controlled by the visitors, Davide Frattesi allowed his team to get off to a flying start (1st). Nevertheless, Christian Kabasele managed to equalize for the locals (35th). Shortly before the break, Lautaro Martínez scored his very first league goal of the season, finally unlocking his counter (45th+3).

In the second half, the Argentinian even scored twice on a pass from Marcus Thuram. This offering of the day is the fifth delivered by the Frenchman for a Lautaro Martínez goal in Serie A since the start of last season. He is the striker who has delivered the most assists to a single teammate over this period. Lorenzo Lucca reduced the score (83rd), without changing the outcome of the match, which nevertheless ended in a victory for Inter (2-3). In the standings, Inter returned to the podium with a 3rd place, while Udinese remained in 5th position. The Nerazzurri will play against Torino next weekend. The Friulani will host Lecce.

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