Lautaro Martinez scored a crucial goal short on Wednesday after Bayern Munich had been given the lead and released the way for the qualification for the semi -final of the Champions League. It is his 150th since it came to the team. He went into a very selected group of legends that only informs Giuseppe Meazza, Istvan Nyers, Roberto Boninsegna, Alessandro Altobelli and Sandro Mazzola, Tuttomercatoweb.
Moreover, he became the first Nerazzurri player to hit the net in five consecutive Champions League matches. He did it in a total of eight times in the competition. He has reached Samuel Eto'o in the Treble season in 2010/2011 and is a shy of the record of Hernan Crespo in 2002/2003.
Lautaro Martinez was explicitly in his comments after the game.
“We will remember this game for a long time. This team has big balls. We never give up: we have great personality, heart and mentality. We have suffered, but have again proven that we can do great things.”
Coach Simone Inzaghi also achieved a rare performance in the history of Inter. He is only the second coach who reaches the Champions League and and and a half finals twice. Only Helenio Herrera was managed in 1963/1964 and 1996/1967. He commented after the tilt.
“These nights will stay with us. It was super difficult to play these two games against Bayern Munich, which is a worthy opponent. This pays all the hard work of the players back. You can't have this kind of performance if you don't have great men. I am a very happy coach.”
Led by Lautaro Martinez and Inzaghi. The Nerazzurri are set for their tenth participation in the penultimate phase of the top continental competition. They came closer to Milan (13) and Juventus (12) with regard to the Serie A.