Lautaro Martinez

2022 - 12 - 19

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Too Many Missed Chances But Never Stopped Pushing The Team ... (SempreInter)

Inter striker Lautaro Martinez's World Cup campaign in Qatar was a mixed bag, but ended in triumph after he never stopped pushing the team forward. This.

Even if he was unable to score or assist a goal outside of shootouts throughout the tournament, certainly a disappointment given pre-World Cup expectations, Martinez kept his nerve in that moment to send his country into rapture, into the semifinal, and eventually to World Cup glory. Martinez was nevertheless an important part of Argentina’s team throughout the knockouts, coming on in all of their matches except the win over Croatia in the semifinals. Martinez had started in both of Argentina’s first two group stage matches, a shock opening loss to Saudi Arabia and a win over Mexico.

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Lautaro Martinez may have just ruined his chances of joining Man ... (Manchester Evening News)

Manchester United need a new striker after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. Many names are of interest including World Cup stars Cody Gakpo and Goncalo ...

In the end, Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni moved to start Julian Alvarez for the majority of the knockout stages. Many of the problems that would plague Martinez throughout the tournament were clear in their first game against Saudi Arabia. Many names are of interest including World Cup stars Cody Gakpo and Goncalo Ramos, but one name that has been touted in the past is Inter's Lautaro Martinez.

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