Still doing very well in the championship, Simone Inzaghi’s Inter Milan is having an almost perfect first part of the season, being in the race to win several competitions. Ranked in 2nd position with a late match to play, the Nerazzurri are fueling well despite the disappointment of the Derby della Madonnina defeat last September against AC Milan, and even recently narrowed Lazio (6-0). In short, on the collective assessment, Simone Inzaghi’s troops have experienced very few false notes since the start of the season. But on an individual level, Lautaro Martínez has attracted some criticism for an almost sickly ineffectiveness in recent months. With only 6 goals and 2 assists in all competitions at kick-off yesterday, the Argentine striker is very far from his usual average since he has had several consecutive years with a total of between 25 and 35 goals scored. He was even recently mentioned in wild rumors at Chelsea, with Inter Milan reportedly considering Bologna’s Santi Castro.
It is in this sense that Simone Inzaghi went to the front to defend his player who was beginning to become the target of attacks in the Italian press and some of the internal supporters: “Lautaro Martinez was one of the most positive players in the Lazio match; our attackers work hard, even though we ask a lot of them. But we try to give them rest as much as possible given the circumstances. I told Lautaro to relax because he has always scored and will always score goals – luck will come back to his favor. I was a striker myself and I know these moments come, and Martinez only has to worry if he doesn’t get goalscoring chances“. A reaffirmed confidence which seems to have done the greatest good for Lautaro Martínez after several complicated weeks.
The rebirth of Toro!
Against Cagliari on Saturday evening, everything was not perfect for Inter Milan, but there was some good news. The best being the goal of Lautaro Martinez, who closed the victory for his team (3-0) with a goal in the last quarter of an hour, thus ending his deadlock of eight dry matches without finding the net: “I’m happy because we faced a team that is fighting for its goals, but for us it was important to win to go to Ryiad for the Super Cup with a positive result. Then it was good for the goal, but like I always say. The team’s victory is important, if my goal is there, the better.specified the former Racing player.
A return to the top which is timely since Inter Milan is still in the running in all its competitions. The Nerazzurri are preparing to compete in the final four of the Supercoppa in Saudi Arabia. They will face Lazio in the quarter-finals of the Coppa and will try to lock in their current 6th place in the Champions League: “It’s certainly a good resolution for 2025. We train every day to bring trophies to Inter. Whoever enters the field must give everything, fighting for their teammates. We are a big group, we always give the best of ourselves and we have to do what the coach asks us“, explained the Argentine striker. Author of 6 goals and 2 assists in Serie A this season, he received praise from his coach.
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On his account Instagramthe 27-year-old striker even joked in a publication by writing Finally ! like a sigh of relief. Asked about DAZN after the match, the Italian coach, Simone Inzaghi, publicly congratulated his player and captain. The Argentinian has in fact always been able to count on unwavering support: “he didn’t play all the time, in the Champions League and Coppa Italia. This situation weighed on him, even if he didn’t talk about it much. He brings us as much as the other attackers, he will never be a problem for Inter but always a solution“, said the Nerazzurri tactician. Lautaro Martínez is officially back to the delight of Inter Milan, who will have big deadlines from the first weeks of 2025. This is a good way to close the year 2024.
