Italian Media Highlight Transformative Effect Of Winning FIFA World Cup On Inter Milan Striker Lautaro Martinez’s Form | OneFootball

Inter striker Lautaro Martinez has looked like a player reborn since returning from the winter break, and the effect of winning the World Cup with Argentina in the meantime can hardly be overlooked in this respect.

This is highlighted in today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews, who suggest that the newfound self-belief that the 25-year-old has gained from winning international football’s biggest prize has been evident on the pitch at club level over the past month.

Martinez has always been a player whose form seems to correlate with his confidence level.

The Argentine has endured some difficult periods, and getting out of them has appeared to be one of his most significant weak points.

However, when Martinez is full of self-belief, he looks a difficult man to stop, as his intensity in final third is something that gives defenders a torrid time over ninety minutes.

The Argentine’s self-belief will be at an all-time high after winning the World Cup with Argentina, an experience which has given him a sense that anything is possible for him in the game.

Accordingly, the 25-year-old’s performances for Inter since the start of last month have been some of his most intense and assured, as he has led the team from the front with his physical pressing style and clinical finishing in front of goal.

In the view of Tuttosport, this new peak in form is something that would not likely have been seen from Martinez were it not for the experience of winning the World Cup.