The Argentine striker Lautaro Martínez He never stops scoring goals for Inter in Italy, a club for which he is already one of the top references in the team currently led by coach Simone Inzaghi, but the Italian decided to go one step further when it came to praising him, putting him in the front line among elite footballers.
“Because of the path he has taken and the trophies he has won, he is worthy of the Ballon d’Or. He has to be there that night, I don’t think he will win but he has to continue like this“, expressed the Neroazzurro coach in the preview of the match against Salzburg, for the Champions League.
The one who emerged from Racing Club de Avellaneda is among the four Argentines nominated for the Ballon d’Or, along with Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez and Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, and although he has not scored goals in 2023 with the Argentine national team, he has scored 12 goals in 11 games with the Inter shirt.
Furthermore, last season he had been the leader of his team on the way to the Champions League final with 28 goals in 57 games, and although they finally lost in the big defining match against Manchester City, what he did was very commendable. “Toro”, who has already won the affection of fans of the interista cast.
The captain of the Argentine team has a good chance of being awarded after his conquest in Qatar 2022, but Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé dream of winning the trophy for the first time.
It should be remembered that the awarding of the 2023 Ballon d’Or already has a date and it will be on October 30, exactly one week from now, with Paris as the setting. That day the successors of Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas will be known as winners of the last installment, both in the male and female branches. What will happen there?
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