Inter’s Lautaro Martinez has finally transformed into a world-class talent

Another Inter game, another Inter victory and another Lautaro Martinez goal.

The narrow 1-0 win against Fiorentina was controversial as the Argentine striker appeared to tangle with Fiorentina defender Fabiano Parisi in the build-up to the goal. This was Martínez’s 19th goal in Serie A this season, and in as many games, and the striker is undoubtedly one of the best players in Europe at the moment.

Martinez is enjoying being Inter’s number one player. The pressure has been on the 26-year-old’s shoulders following the departures of Romelu Lukaku (twice) and Edin Dzeko. Martinez’s role was to serve frontmen like Dzeko and Lukaku at Inter, which he did well, but has now developed even further as a leader.

Despite the arrival of Markus Thuram, Inter’s sun still revolves around Martinez, and Thuram’s presence definitely compliments Martinez more than Dzeko or Lukaku. Both players are quick and can maneuver within the channel or box, allowing one to sit in the area and the other to walk around. This makes Inter more unpredictable in attack than in previous years, and is one of the reasons why the club should be taken seriously as genuine Champions League contenders.

Martinez is now in Inter’s all-time top scorers, level with fellow Argentine Mauro Icardi and ahead of Cristian Vieri, with his goal against Fiorentina. However, despite all the goals, Vieri won the Coppa Italia alone, Icardi did not win anything with Inter, while Martinez has already won six silver medals with the Neazzurri, including in Serie A in 2020-21. are doing.

Martinez, 26, is now developing into the world-class talent that many believed he was when he signed for Inter from Club Racing in the summer of 2018. In the race for this season’s Capocannoniere title, Martinez is far ahead of Juventus hitman Dusan Vlahovic. The Serbian is around seven goals behind Inter’s striker. But what Martínez needs is a strong performance in Europe, which he has not been able to achieve since he arrived at Inter. He scored a stunning goal against Liverpool at Anfield, but Martinez will need a great performance across the board to establish himself as one of the best players in the world.

After reaching the final of last season’s Champions League, some are keen for Inter to reach the second half of the competition again this season. The key to progress will be Martinez’s condition. If he can carry his form this season into the second half of the tournament against Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, Inter could very well take on the Istanbul demons of a year ago. right. They pushed Man City all the way in the final and should have taken the game to extra time.

Satisfied with life at Milan, Martínez has become a key part of Simone Inzaghi’s team and the idea that Inter are considering selling him, as they were in the summer of 2021, is now over. seems like a distant memory. Inter now feel unthinkable without the 26-year-old, and barring injury or Inter’s financial situation worsening, Martínez will be at the top of the team sheet for many years to come.

And it would not be surprising to see him break into Inter’s top five all-time scorers within the next 18 months. A striker who is showing his true potential and gradually emerging as one of the best players in the world.