Using a mild Vaseline he stopped the Mexican from leaving Guillermo ‘Memo’ Ochoa, taking advantage of the precise help of the French Marcus Thuram with two point-blank shots from the center of the area and a penalty, the Argentine Lautaro Martinez He emerged from the bench to give his Inter a victory over Salernitana (0-4) with three strikes that maintained the Nerazzurri’s lead in Serie A, shared with Milan.
The defeat against Sassuolo the previous day did not stop Inzaghi from giving his regulars a break as he thought about next Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Benfica and in the same group as Real Sociedad. Neither Darmian, nor Mkhitaryan, nor Dimarco are starters. But his impact on Inter’s game was not as different as that of captain Lautaro Martínez, who had to come off in the 54th minute to replace Chilean Alexis Sánchez to not only seal the victory, but also provide a new ‘masterclass’ of what a modern striker should do.
Because Lautaro’s impact goes beyond the goal. He is the key to getting the ball out, he provides solutions by dropping down the wing, he relieves frustration with drop shots in front of the first touch that accelerates circulation and launches smart unmarkings. But in addition to that, if you give them the facilities, as happened in Salernitana, they will be eager to score goals.
He made them in all colors. Four in 36 minutes. The first, to unclog a match that, although Inter dominated, did not get back on track until the appearance of its leader. Just 7 minutes after entering the green, he received Thuram’s accurate pass, low, to beat ‘Memo’ with a gentle dive that caused Lovato’s attempt to avoid the goal.
The second came shortly after a goal against Salernitana was disallowed for offside, which could have changed everything if it had got on the scoreboard. A point-blank shot from the center of the area was unstoppable for Ochoa. Lautaró opened the wing for Barella and Lautaro finished off the Italian midfielder’s cross.
From eleven meters came the third, a penalty done to Thuram when Salernitana was already focused on the attack and left the spaces. The team captain didn’t disappoint on the field and made it 3-0, a hat trick that didn’t seem to be enough as Salernitana’s defense once again left him space to finish comfortably inside the area. A cross from Carlos Augusto, this time from a left-footed profile, and another first-class definition, the fourth also counting the penalty, to keep Inter at the top of the table.
A master class from Lautaro, which included poker, put Inter at the top of Serie A, although no longer alone, level on 18 points with their neighbors in Milan after a good start from both teams .
– Data sheet:
0 – Salernitana: Ochoa; Daniliuc (Tchaouna, d.86), Gyomber, Lovato; Mazzocchi, Martegani (Mazzocchi, d.71), Bohinen (Maggiore, d.79), Legowski, Bradaric; Dia (Pirola, m.86) and Jovane (Stewart, m.79).
4 – Inter: Summer; Pavard, De Vrij, Acerbi; Dumfries (Darmian, d.79), Klaassen (Mkhitaryan, d.54), Calhanoglu (Asllani, d.54), Barella (Agoume, d.86), Carlos Augusto; Alexis Sánchez (Lautaro, m.54) and Thuram.
Goals: 0-1, m.62: Lautaro; 0-2, m.77: Lautaro; 0-3, m.85: Lautaro; 0-4, m.89: Lautaro.
Referee: R. Abisso. He warned Jovane (m.60), Gyomber (m.69) on behalf of Salernitana; and Calhanoglu (m.25) of Inter.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the seventh day of Serie A, played at the Arechi Stadium in Salerno (south).
Source: La Verdad
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