Lautaro: “The captain’s armband is a pride. It’s one of my best moments at Inter.”

Between the World Cup and the captaincy at Inter: to all Lautaro Martinez. The Argentine striker talks to TyC Sports

Lautaro Martinez returns to Argentina’s great victory in the World Cup in Qatar. In fact, during an interview with TyC Sports, the Inter forward retraced the final against France. Here are his words:

“We enjoyed 80 minutes and passes in which we were much better. As Tagliafico said, it was to put the final in a photo that we did. After 2-2 I warmed up, in a lot of pain. Two goals out of nowhere. In stretch, when it’s your turn to enter you live it with more serenity. From the outside the game is infinite. It is constant suffering. After Messi’s 3-2 goal he thought: ‘It’s done, the World Cup is ours’. It was a dream final, painful, but this way you have twice as much fun afterwards “.

“The night before the final I slept very well. I spoke to my family, all very calmly. The only time I remember not sleeping was before the final (Copa America 2021, ed) against Brazil at the Maracana. That was one of the few times my sleep was disturbed. Emiliano Martinez? When we went to penalties, we were calm. He comes and says: ‘You score, I’ll take two or three”. It gives you incredible confidence. This is important for the confidence of the group, of the player who is about to kick. The save on Kolo Muani? It’s incredible how he shoots out the leg.Impressive save, it will remain in everyone’s memory“.

Then a backstory: “I had asked (Montiel, ed) to take the fourth penalty, the one that won the World Cup, but it couldn’t be done because the order had to be respected“.

Lautaro then also spoke about Inter, expressing his pride in the moment he is experiencing: “I’ve had some positive moments, but overall I think this is one of my best periods at the club: I’m playing consistently, wearing the captain’s armband proudly and scoring a lot of goals. This is important“.