Lautaro Martínez: from his “worst moment” to a spectacular goal for Inter against Milan in the Italian Super Cup

ByDavid Mitchell

Lautaro Martínez He won the applause with a goal to square Inter in view of Milan this Monday for the final of the Italian Super Cup, which meant the partial 1-0 for his team, which would also end up falling 3-2 in an incredible ending.

When the first half went uneventfully, with a 0-0 draw, The ‘Toro’ received in the Rossonero area, and with a skillful movement he deceived his marker by hooking it to his left foot. There he took an accurate and precise shot that He caught goalkeeper Mike Maignan against the leg.

It was an atypical and spectacular goal, for a striker who days ago said he was “at his worst.”

And the start of the second half foreshadowed worse things for Rossonero. As soon as it began, Mehdi Taremi escaped one-on-one with Maignan and scored the 2-0 that seemed to bring the match down.

If there was one thing that saved Milan, it was a quick reaction. Five minutes later, Theo Hernández took a perfect free kick to the goalkeeper’s post and scored.

And at 80′, when Inter sought to play its retreat and defense game near the goal, looking askance at the clock, It was Christian Pulisic’s moment. The American received in the area and prepared to take a cross left foot shot and tie the actions, giving hope and life to Milan.

Again, towards the end what seemed unthinkable would happen, when everything was predisposed for kicks from the penalty spot. Tammy Abraham completed a good collective play below the goal after a pass to the middle by Rafael Leão and unleashed madness in Riyadh.

Milan is champion of the Italian Super Cup and has an unbeatable start to 2025.

Lautaro Martínez and his “worst moment”

The striker had recognized a difficult moment of drought, pointing out that it was the “worst” of his career in the pre-match.

Martinez He had gone from being the top scorer with 24 goals to scoring only 1 in the 9 games. In Serie A he has only 6 so far this season. Numbers very far from their maximum level.

“I rested little, I didn’t do the preparation I wanted in preseason because there was no time. I feel different, I have already experienced moments like this, but in my opinion this is the worst. “I’m getting back into shape and I’m calm even without scoring,” he said last Sunday.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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