Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez has set a new record in the club's history.
Martinez started the match against Salernitana in the 25th round of the 2023-2024 Season Serie A at 5 a.m. on the 17th at Giuseppe Meacha Stadium in Milan, Italy, and played for 60 minutes.
Inter opened the scoring 17 minutes into the first half. Carlos Augusto dribbled from the left side and left footed a grounder cross. Marquis Turang, who was rushing to the center, scored Salernitana's right-footed inside the net.
Two minutes later, Martinez served as Inter's troubleshooter. A long throw from the left side was delivered to Martinez. Pretending to give a bounce back, Martinez attempted a right footed shot, and the shot hit the corner of the goal.
Inter ran away by three goals in the 40th minute of the first half. Martinez hit inside from the left and passed through to Nicolo Barella, who gave up a cutback cross. Barella's pass hit the defender and goalkeeper, and Denzel Doompris scored.
In the extra time of the second half, Inter sealed the victory. Doompris, who attempted to overlap from the right side, attempted a cross, deflected by the defender's foot and flowed into the center. Marco Arnautovic made it 4-0 by finishing the ball with his right foot.
In the end, Inter won three points. With the victory, Inter maintained its lead with 63 points with 20 wins, three draws and one loss. The team is now 10 points shorter than Juventus F.C., which is ranking second, and further increases its chances of winning the title this season. In contrast, Salernitana finished at the bottom with 13 points.
One of the reasons Inter are cruising this season is due to the good performance of its strikers. Inter had 59 points in 24 matches in the league, ranking No. 1 in Serie A goals. Of course, it has allowed at least 12 goals in total, but it has displayed strong attack capability.
Martinez has displayed the best form among them. Martinez ranked No. 1 in scoring with 20 goals and two assists in 22 Serie A matches. He also posted 22 attack points, outpacing Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) who posted 19 goals and eight assists.
Martinez made his name in the club's history when he scored his second goal on the day. "Martinez became the third senior player in Inter's history to score more than 20 goals in three consecutive seasons," said Opta, a statistics website. Martinez scored 21 league goals in the 2021-22 season and last season.
Martinez also scored his 125th career goal in Inter's history, beating Mauro Icardi who scored 124. There were many Argentine players at Inter, including legend Hernan Crespo and treble protagonist Diego Milito, and Martinez became the top scorer.
Martinez has played for only one team so far since joining Inter after leaving Lashing Clube in the summer of 2018. Martinez's scoring record is currently in progress. As he is still 26 years old, he may be able to set more new records if he continues to play for Inter. 메이저 토토사이트
