Inter Shifts Milan, Lautaro Martinez Has The Opportunity To Create A Goal Record

JAKARTA - Inter Milan took the top of the Italian Serie A standings after beating Torino 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Saturday, October 21 evening WIB. Striker Lautaro Martinez again showed his sharpness which opened up opportunities for him to set a goal record this season.

The victory over Torino made Inter shift AC Milan, who previously occupied the top position. However, Inter may not linger on the throne of the standings because they are only one point ahead with Milan.

If Milan win over Juventus in a duel at the San Siro Stadium, Monday, October 23 in the morning WIB, the Rossoneri will definitely return to the top.

Currently, Inter have points 21. Meanwhile, Milan is one point behind and Juve, who is in third place, has a point of 17. The tightness of points makes competition in the upper zone very tight.

Inter themselves successfully met the target when traveling to Torino home. Their achievements were inseparable from the appearance of goalkeeper Yann Sommer who made a number of saves.

Meanwhile, the Nerazzurri victory was opened by Marcus Thuram who broke the deadlock after completing Denzel Dumfries' assist in the 59th minute.

Next, Martinez solidified Inter's lead. Hakan Calhanoglu midfielder completed the win to 3-0 from the penalty spot on injury time.

The brilliant performance of the players who have just played international matches with the national team has made coach Simone Inzaghi praise them. Moreover, players only do training once before facing Torino.

"Players look very good. In a situation they only have one time, this is certainly not an easy thing for players," said Inzaghi.

"We did a good start but then lowered the intensity and lost the form of the game against this tough opponent. This match was not easy. I thank the players who can overcome it," he said again.

In that match, Martinez's appearance was no less ridiculous. Even though he had to travel long after strengthening the Argentine national team in the CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Martinez was still able to perform optimally in Inter matches.

The sharpness of the Inter captain did not decline at all. Now Martinez has scored 11 goals in nine matches in Serie A.

He is predicted to surpass the record 36 goals that Gonzalo Higuain, senior Martinez in the national team, while playing in Napoli in 2015/2016 and Ciro Immobile in 2019/2020. Interestingly, at that time Immobile was handled by Inzaghi at Lazio.

"Ciro set a record when he was with me. Lautaro returned after traveling for a day and a half from South America. But he remains in the best condition. The team also fully supports him," said Inzaghi.

Despite waiting for Milan's results against Juve, Inzaghi is actually more focused on Inter's next match in the Champions League. Inzaghi hopes that Inter's positive trend will continue in European competition by hosting FC Salzbourg, Tuesday, October 24 evening WIB.