The Argentinian Lautaro Martinezforward of Interdeclared this Friday the winner of the Champions League “It was a good dream” in which he “just missed one last step”, to beat the City of Manchestersomething he feels is a “huge responsibility”.
“We want to bring the trophy to Milan. It’s a dream, a great dream. We know it’s hard to achieve, but we worked hard to achieve it, we just need one last step,” he said. at the press conference before the final of Champions Leaguewhich will be held this Saturday at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul (21.00, -2 GMT).
“This game means a lot not only to me, but to everyone. The group was tough, we faced the Bayern and in Barcelona. Then we reached the final thanks to a great job from the coach and his team. I try to learn every day, I feel a lot of responsibility”, he assumed.
World champion in Qatar 2022, the striker can get the double with the ‘Champions’: “They are the two most important finals that a player can play. He only changes the shirt, the sensations are the same.
“We have reached the final thanks to the work of the whole year, to the teamwork. We are in the last step, we have to be prepared, for ourselves, for the team and for the fans,” he added.
A hobby where he promises to play “bare chested” and “with his head held high”.
Lautaro is going through the best moment of his career and is well aware that most of Inter’s chances have gone through his boots.
“It’s a very important time for me and my family, in the last six months I’ve won the World Cup, we’ve won the Super Cup and the Coppa Italia. Now there’s the finals of the Champions League. I’m very who is satisfied, I hope to finish on top”, he taught.
The ‘Toro’ is not unusual in comparisons to the situation of his compatriot Diego Milito, who in 2010 scored a double that gave his team the third ‘orejona’ in history.
“I know what Milito did in 2010, I’m proud to be part of this club, I hope to have a good game and help my teammates: it’s great to do what Diego did,” thought he.
Inter are not the favourites, but Lautaro is confident in his team: “We know that City is a rival full of individual qualities, but we are ready because we prepared the game very well”.
Source: La Verdad
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