Italian Media Highlight Lautaro Martinez’s Growth As Inter Milan’s “Leader & Goalscorer” | OneFootball

Inter striker Lautaro Martinez has grown in all respects over the course of the current season, as the Argentine has emerged as both the team’s most reliable outlet for goals and the man who sets the tone for the team with his all-round performances.

This is the view in today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews, who highlight how the 25-year-old has emerged as both the “leader and goalscorer” who pushes this Inter team on.

After his goal in the derby against AC Milan over the weekend, Martinez is now on fifteen goals across all competitions for the season.

This means that the Argentine is now ten goals away from last season’s total, his best in a Nerazzurri shirt to date, which certainly appears a realistic distance from which to equal and surpass his own personal best.

This is a clear indication of how important Martinez’s goals have become to this Inter team, but as Tuttosport highlights, goals are not all that the Argentine brings.

Martinez has been wearing the captain’s armband in recent matches for Inter, and this is reflective of his leadership, and not simply behind the scenes.

The Argentine’s frenetic pressing is a key aspect to the Nerazzurri’s aggressive and proactive defensive approach, whilst he has become a key component of how the team hold up the ball in the final third.

With Martinez leading the line, the sense is that this Inter have a presence who is always making himself available to combine with teammates, whilst the 25-year-old has developed a real knack for unsettling opposition backlines and forcing mistakes.

Seemingly with each passing month, Martinez has grown in one aspect of his game or another with one outstanding performance after another for Inter.

For Tuttosport, the Argentine is now a player who does everything in the final third for Inter, and his significance reverberates all over the pitch.