A not-so-simple season at all passes for Lautro Martins. The Argentine, who was marked as Inter’s main player and became the main executor in the attack after the departure of Romulo Lukaku, is having a hard time restoring the ability that brought Inter to improve his contract by six million euros and sign him by 2026.
The Argentine ‘bull’ has not found the net since January 12 and criticism in Italy is growing. “Lautro was Inter’s weakest player and that’s not surprising,” read the Gazzetta dello Sport after the recent derby against Milan. Although Martinez has scored 11 goals in the league so far this season, his last field goal came in December and in the Champions League this season he was not involved in any goal or cooking.
But perhaps the problem with the Argentine is the high expectation from him. Last season Barcelona pressed to add the striker, who even claimed to have talked to Leo Messi on the subject. Inter, for their part, attached a price tag of 111 million euros to the 24-year-old striker, which puts him in the front row of the best footballers in the world. Since then, the player who grew up in racing has had a hard time meeting the high expectations and justifying the price demanded by the Narazuri.
It is possible that the departure of Antonio Conte, Romulo Lukaku and Ashraf Hakimi affected the ability of the striker, who is definitely experiencing a decline from last season. His drought also directly affected the champion, who herself did not find the net for 403 consecutive minutes.
Lautro Super has already had 11 consecutive goalless games in the Champions League (including last season), eight in the league and four in the Cup, so its price is also on a downward trend. Either way, Inter will have to have the striker return to demonstrate the ability that characterized him in order to win Scudetto once again.