The World Cup 2022 winning effect has helped Lautaro Martinez have one of the best seasons of his career. The Argentinian star is Inter Milan's top scorer this season, closely trailing Napoli's "beast" Victor Osimhen in the Serie A scoring charts.
Lautaro Martinez is the heart and soul of Inter Milan's style of play.
Last week, Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal in the second leg of the semi-final, helping Inter defeat their arch-rivals AC Milan on their way to the Champions League final. In the early hours of May 25th, he played the hero in Inter Milan's comeback victory in the Coppa Italia final against Fiorentina, an opponent aiming for their first title in over 20 years.
As the reigning champions, Inter Milan made no secret of their objective in using the clash with Fiorentina as a final assessment of their squad before playing in the Champions League final two weeks later. This experience proved invaluable because just three minutes into the match, Inter Milan's net was already shaken by a Fiorentina attack, with Nicolas Gonzalez finishing the move.
Lautaro Martinez scored the equalizer, making it 1-1.
Fiorentina created numerous opportunities as Inter Milan, as usual, started slowly. Edin Dzeko missed the first dangerous chance in the 24th minute after a perfect assist from Lautaro Martinez. However, just 5 minutes later, Lautaro Martinez himself broke free to receive a pass from Brozovic before beating goalkeeper Terracciano to equalize 1-1 for Inter Milan.
...then helped Inter Milan come back and double their lead.
In the 37th minute, Lautaro Martinez once again unleashed a spectacular volley from 12 meters out after a cross from Nicolo Barella, giving Inter Milan a 2-1 lead. The game gradually shifted in Inter Milan's favor while Fiorentina remained stunned after conceding two goals in quick succession.
Fiorentina launched a fierce counter-attack but were unsuccessful.
Fiorentina dominated the final 15 minutes of the match after Inter Milan substituted Lautaro Martinez. Fiorentina had at least five scoring opportunities, but goalkeeper Handanovic made excellent saves to deny shots from Luka Jovic and Nicolas Gonzalez, while Biraghi's shot went over the crossbar, and Jovic's header missed the post.
Romelu Lukaku in an attacking move
The storm continued to rage in the final minutes of the match in front of Inter Milan's goal, but nothing changed. Winning the fiery final 2-1, Inter Milan claimed their ninth Coppa Italia title.
Inter Milan wins the Coppa Italia for the ninth time.
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