Lautaro 14 goals in the Champions League with Inter: “What pride”

An advice to whoever wrote the report on the young Lautaro: tear it up. Or maybe hide it in a drawer and throw away the key. At the time of Boca, those who saw him noted a couple of key concepts: “He has neither speed nor power: he should be discarded.” Scripta manent. Like the goal against Sparta Prague at three degrees below zero. That’s triple: Lautaro has become Inter’s top scorer in the modern Champions League with 14 goals (the same as Adriano). He dragged the Nerazzurri to within one point of the round of 16 and demonstrated that concepts can change.

positive trail of goals

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The goal in Prague is a slap in the face to that relationship. Toro slipped away from the marking like a hare and shattered Vindhal’s gloves: power and speed, but also sense of the game. It was he who started the action by sorting the ball. The manifesto of his rebirth: in the last month he has scored five goals in seven games. The “click” arrived at Christmas: from then on it was another Lautaro, cynical and prolific. He scored Cagliari, Milan, Bologna, Empoli and Sparta Prague. Three goals in the last three games. The last one, among other things, in the same city where he scored his first and only double in the Champions League, against Slavia Prague.

chasing mallet

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Before hurting the Sardinians he had been without a goal for eight games in a row in all competitions. A fast that had led the fans to wonder where the top scorer of the second star and of the America’s Cup had ended up, 24 goals in Serie A and 5 with Argentina. Now he has also won the modern Champions League: 14 goals in 52 games. If we consider the Champions Cup, however, the best scorer is Sandro Mazzola (17 rings).

crisis over

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Inzaghi has always defended him with all his might. “Lautaro has everyone’s support. I’ve never had any doubts about him, this year he’s playing differently. I was a striker and I know what it means to have periods where the ball doesn’t go in.” A fundamental aspect. Inzaghi made him feel like the usual beacon. The mother planet around which the satellites rotate. He spoke to us several times in Appiano before and after training and made him understand that he has always focused on us, especially with the lights off. “Don’t worry, you’ll score again.” So it was: “Now the difficult period is over – commented Il Toro at the end of the match – being in the history of Inter is a great pride. I dedicate this success to my parents, my wife and my children, who will have seen the game. I work every day to improve.” And to drag Inter ever higher.