Failed to place seventh in the Ballon d’Or and because of his lack of purpose, the captain of Inter Milan, Lautaro Martínezwas angry before their match in the Champions League match Arsenal at San Siro on Wednesday (9:00 pm).
On Sunday night, after his team’s valiant 1-0 victory over the mediocre Venicethe Argentine striker exploded live on the platform DAZNwhich surprised his audience, not used to seeing him so hot.
“We have to learn to kill games when we dominate them like this,” he was angry.
A few minutes before, when he left his teammates in the 71st minute waiting for a clash against Arsenal, Martínez27, rushed the referee at the final whistle to criticize him because he ran out of regulation time.
“I’m angry,” he cried, summing up the feeling that had been plaguing him for days.
It all started with the awarding of the Ballon d’Or at the end of October: top scorer in the Italian championship and in the Copa América, competitions he won with Inter and Argentina, Martínez found himself higher than the seventh place in standing.
“Honestly, I expected better, but at the same time, these trophies are sometimes not awarded fairly,” he says bitterly.
Yes Martinez is nervous at a time when Inter is 2nd in Serie A, one point behind the leader, the Naples, and the Lombard club added seven points out of a possible nine in the Champions League, also because its start to the season has left it hungry for more.
His statistics (5 goals in the league, one in the Champions League) are lower than last season (12 in the league after the eleventh matchday, one in the Champions League before the fourth matchday).
His association with Marcus Thuramvery explosive in the 2023-24 season that ended in Inter winning his 20th league title, has been less effective so far.
“The reason is simple,” defended the No.10, scorer of 44 goals with his club last season. “I returned late to training after America’s Cupsince then I have worked hard and I feel it will come back.”
As proof of this, on Sunday he scored his first goal in San Siro since….February 2023, an eight-month home drought, and on Wednesday he starts for the first time this season in the Champions League.
Simone Inzaghi He does not want to take any chances with his forward, who this summer extended his contract at Inter until 2029.
Martinez He played just 79 minutes in the Champions League, not enough so far to make an impression with a goal at the Ballon d’Or in 2025.
However, that could soon change if he was forced to turn his gaze towards Arsenalthat’s like Inter added seven points to Champions Leaguebut struggling in the league (5th), with just one point in its last three games.
Source: La Verdad
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