Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi is fully backing his captain Lautaro Martinez to end his goal drought against Cagliari this evening.
This is according to today's print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. They report that the two spoke yesterday about the Argentinian's recent poor form in front of goal.
There is no doubt that Inter captain Martinez is in need of goals.
It's been almost two months since the 27-year-old found the back of the net in an Inter jersey.
Martinez's last goal for Inter came against Venice in early November.
Since then, there have been missed chances and frustrating performances in the Argentine's penalty area.
Martinez is still the captain of Inter. And there is still no question of his commitment or his overall performance. Martinez's link-up play and defensive efforts remain an integral part of Inter.
But after scoring fifteen Serie A goals at this stage last season, Martinez is down to five this time around.
Inzaghi backs Lautaro Martinez to end goal drought in Cagliari vs Inter clash
This isn't the first time Martinez has gone an extended period without a goal.
And the Argentinian always came out at the other end, as prolific as ever.
According to the Gazzetta, the signs are positive in training that Martinez will soon be able to break his duck.
Physical problems are no longer the problem. Martinez has shed the lack of sharpness and fitness he struggled with earlier in the season.
So it's just a matter of trust and finding the decisive moment.
La Gazzetta reports that Inzaghi and Martinez discussed the captain's poor goalscoring form in training yesterday.
Inzaghi himself is a former striker. The former Italian international knows how it goes.
Inzaghi and Martinez have worked together for three and a half seasons. This is not the first time that the Inter coach has seen the Argentinian experience a downtime in front of goal.
Inzaghi's message was therefore positive. He made it clear that he still has great confidence in his captain.
Inzaghi believes that sooner or later Martinez will return to his best. Hopefully, starting with Cagliari this evening.
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