Barca takes its toll on a Lautaro who could be punished

Since Barcelona appeared on his path, Lautaro Martínez isn't the same. This is what 'La Gazzetta dello Sport' publish, a theory which Inter would share and which makes him a serious candidate to be a sub.

The defeat to Napoli in the Coppa Italia semi-final has helped the striker little. He hardly appeared in the whole match, ended up being substituted, and has been the focus of much criticism for not making it to the final.

Let's look at the numbers to see if there are any arguments for this. As far as goals are concerned, the clearest thing to check, there seems to be some reasons to think so.

If we look back, the first serious rumours go back to October and November 2019. But these took on even more shape with the coming of the new year.

At the end of 2019, when the siren calls started to intensify from Barcelona, Lautaro had converted, in 22 matches, 13 of the 16 he has scored up to now. Since then, 3 goals, an assist, and a red card in 10 matches.

The cited source even goes further when speaking about his possible substitution. And it sees Alexis Sánchez, now recovered, benching a Lautaro who, until now, has started 30 of his 32 official matches.

The Chilean was one of Inter's star reinforcements, but a serious injury complicated things for him. It was precisely the player on loan from United who replaced him against Napoli and now that he is recovered, he could occupy the spot alongside Lukaku in the Inter attack.