Marcus Thuram insists he is ‘not interested’ in fighting for the Capocannoniere crown after his first hat-trick, while Alessandro Bastoni admits Inter Milan cannot explain their defensive ‘blackouts’.
The France international took center stage at the San Siro this evening, scoring a hat-trick to give his side a 3-2 victory against 10-man Torino.
He scored two headers – both from crosses from the left flank – and was poised to tap in the rebound of a parried Lautaro Martinez effort.
Despite Guillermo Maripan being sent off in the 20th minuteth minute for a studded tackle on Thuram’s ankle, Turin The defending champions held on thanks to Duvan Zapata’s goal and Nikola Vlasic’s penalty, which made for a nervous evening.
“I haven’t scored for two or three games, the important thing is that the team wins, but if I score I’m even happier,” Thuram told Sky Sport Italia.
His only previous hat-trick in top European competitions was for Borussia Mönchengladbach against Oberachern in the German Cup on July 31, 2022.
“Every game in Serie A is difficult, we have a big squad with three or four new arrivals who have come to help us and we hope to do well. »
Lautaro Martinez was Serie A’s Capocannoniere last season, so is Thuram aiming to challenge his strike partner for the crown?
“That doesn’t interest me, the most important thing is that Inter get the three points. »
Thuram scores for Inter, but Bastoni worries about conceding a goal
If Inter still manages to find the net, their defensive solidity seems to have disappeared compared to last season, conceding nine goals in just seven Serie A days.
Did the fact that Torino were reduced to 10 men make him feel that it was going to be easy?
“Especially after going 2-0 up, we thought and hoped it would be a downhill stretch, but we still managed to bring home an important victory,” Bastoni told Sky Sport Italia after providing two assists.
“Honestly, I don’t know why we have these little memory lapses, maybe it’s more difficult when we play so often. Blocking games for the last half hour could allow us to conserve some energy, so we should improve on that. »
“Our strong point last season was not to underestimate any test and we must do that again this time. »
