Inter Looking to Get Star Duo Going Simultaneously | OneFootball

Lautaro Martinez snapped out of his slump against Cagliari in the last match of 2024 and will be hoping for a definitive turnaround in 2025, especially in tandem with Marcus Thuram. El Toro was Serie A’s ‘capocannoniere’ and Copa America’s top scorer, but it was still a down year for him scoring-wise, Tuttomercatoweb informs.

He bagged 17 goals in the past 12 months, 20 fewer than in 2023. He hadn’t produced this little since 2020 when he was an up-and-comer and tallied 15.

Lautaro Martinez missed a pair of chances but eventually made the stat sheet in Sardinia, while he and Thuram haven’t done it together in the same match in a minute. The Frenchman found the target 18 times in 2024, outpacing his teammate. On the other hand, the last time both hit the net was in a romp of Frosinone on May 10th, 2024, 237 days ago. It wasn’t a very meaningful game as Inter had already secured the Scudetto.

The two have taken turns afterward, with the former Borussia Moenchengladbach ace carrying most of the burden. The Argentine has delivered just seven times so far this season. He has been affected by the lack of summer preparation. He was scheduled to return late and perhaps miss a game or two back in late August. However, Mehdi Taremi got hurt, and he was rushed into action after just one week of training before the opener. His conditioning has been lacking for a while afterward.

Lautaro Martinez and Thuram will take on Atalanta on Thursday. The former has been deadly in the Supercoppa matches. He has scored thrice and provided an assist in four appearances in such a competition.