Promoted by Lautaro, protagonist in the derby, already an immovable pawn: in San Sebastian he experiences his first great European night with Toro
– san sebastian (spain)
If excellent form and repeated caresses from teammates and clubs aren’t enough, there is also family tradition that helps to be optimistic. Dad Lilian has always rejoiced in front of these white and blue colors, symbol of San Sebastian: three victories on three occasions, not even a hint of a draw. Once in the Champions League too, when Real Sociedad moved on from Delle Alpi (he wasn’t there in the other group match played at Anoeta Thuram senior…), and then an encore in his season at Barcelona post-Calciopoli. Now it’s Marcus’ turn, who plays a completely different role, but has retained his noble father’s obsessive professionalism and ability to resist pressure. There is a very strong bond between the two that no one wants to hide: after all, it seems that it was Lilian himself who pushed his son towards the Nerazzurri, when the Devil had heavily tempted him.
step forward
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This Basque debut as an Inter player in the Champions League is just a new step in a vast effort to conquer the Nerazzurri space by the French striker: in less than a month he has gone from being a dubious bet to an absolute certainty. Even the slightest thought of resting him against Real Madrid, to give Marko Arnautovic a taste of his first minutes as a starter, was soon overcome by Simone Inzaghi: in fact, how can you give up Marcus who terrorized the derby by scoring a goal that will go into the anthology of this match? Here in San Sebastian, together with Lautaro, he remains the number 1 public danger, also because the Basque team has shown structural fragility in defense with the Zubeldia-Le Normand pairing: it is probable, therefore, that at Anoeta there is space to run towards the brings.
open account
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After 4 performances in the championship and 7 goals scored in two, the Thu-La that convinced in Italy is on its first big European night. Captain Lautaro directly blessed the couple yesterday, having sweet words for his new partner in crime: “Marcus is a young boy, my age, he arrived in a new football game for him, he didn’t know it and I’m happy because he lets himself be helped”, said the Argentine, slyly glossing over any comparisons with both Dzeko and Lukaku.
with the gladbach
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If Toro has become a stable regular on this noble stage, the French center forward has instead played in the Champions League only once in his career: it was back in 2020-21 when with Borussia Mönchengladbach he found Conti’s own Inter in the group, then eliminated from all the Cups to concentrate (and triumph) in the championship. In total, Tikus scored 2 goals in 8 total appearances in the Champions League, and the last one dates back to two and a half years ago, April 2021, the second leg of the round of 16 of that edition. He was eliminated by Manchester City, a new nightmare for every Nerazzurri. In short, both he and his team have the same account open with Pep in this cup.
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