El Toro, who has not scored since November 3, was a starter and captain in his team's home victory against Como 1907, where 20-year-old Argentine Nico Paz plays.
Lautaro Martínez surpassed 300 games -reached 303- with the Inter Milan shirt and was recognized by Giuseppe Marotta, president of the Italian institution, before the 2-0 victory against Como 1907 at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, on matchday 17 of Serie A, in which Atalanta are third, three points behind. , leader but with one more match played.
El Toro, emerged in the training divisions of Racing de Avellaneda, was transferred from the Academy to Neroazzurro for 25 million dollars in July 2018. Since then, he has scored 135 goals and provided 47 assists. In addition, he won seven trophies: 2 local leagues, 2 national Cups and 3 super cups.
Lautaro Martínez, honored for having played 300 games with Inter Milan.
Besides, the bahiensewho was not called up for The Best award – a fact that infuriated Marotta -, maintains a streak of eight games without celebrating a goal. His last goal was on November 3rd in the 1-0 victory for Simone Inzaghi's team against Venezia, on matchday 11 of the national league. The 27-year-old attacker has six victories in 21 games on the current calendar.
Nico Paz, the Como figure that Inter Milan wants
In August, the man born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, left Real Madrid and joined Cesc Fabregas' Como 1907. From there, Paz scored two goals and four assists in 15 games and sparked the interest of Lautaro Martínez's Inter.
Praise for the young Argentine came quickly from northern Italy: “He is a quality player, with a good physique and an excellent foot: he has everything ahead of him”Inzaghi declared. “He will have a great career. I don't know him, but they spoke well of him for me also on a human level and then we see his qualities every week in every game he plays.”analyzed the former striker.
According to local media Tuttosport, Javier Zanetti would be the one who is working on the task of trying to get Nico out of Como. However, the Spanish team that formed him has a buyback option for the Argentine for 12 million euros. Although for now, there are no indications that lead to thinking that Merengue is seeking his return. When the promise had to say goodbye to the Madrid institution, he made it clear that he would like to have another opportunity there in the future: “I wanted to thank all the Madrid fans for the love I have received during this time. I hope our paths cross again! ¡See you soon, Madridistas!
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