When Inter declared "war" on Atlético Madrid at the beginning of last year and went hunting for Lautaro Martinez, it was clear that a big job was in store. The popular Toro ("the bull") eventually ended up in Milan, and after announcing his quality as an alternative to Mauro Icardi in the first season, he showed class in this season.
He scored eight goals in Serie A, five in the Champions League in the same number of games, the form in which he plays from August to today is terrifying, so the figure that Inter paid Racing from Aveljaneda of 25 million now seems like a pittance.
Lautaro has found the back of the net in his last three games (scoring five times) and two days ago he scored twice as Inter beat SPAL to return to the top of the Serie A table.
We present the players who marked the European football weekend:
THE GOALKEEPER
Ter Stegen (Barcelona) - Barcelona survived everything and anything in Madrid against Atlético until Lionel Messi shined in the finish. As a rule, the German goalkeeper corrects all defensive mistakes.
DEFENSE
Van Dijk (Liverpool) - he gave two copied goals to Brighton and paved the way to victory...
Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) -..., both times the Dutchman shook the net with his head after a cross from Alexander-Arnold's break.
Carvajal (Real Madrid) - "The Royal Club" had problems in Vitoria against Alaves, but the diminutive right back solved them and brought important three points.
THE MIDDLE
Luis Alberto (Lazio) - when he plays in the right form, Lazio often seem unstoppable.
Ciro Real Estate he shakes the net mercilessly, and against Udinese he allowed the Spaniard to score from the penalty spot.
Ali (Tottenham) - The "Mourinho factor" in Tottenham is best seen on the example of Ali. Three goals and an assist is the performance of the English representative in three matches since the Portuguese sat on the bench.
Grealish (Aston Villa) - he has long since outgrown the middle like Aston Villa, but he still finds enough motivation to play for the club he loves. The mastery against Manchester United only confirms the potential of the 24-year-old boy from Birmingham.
Serdar (Shalke) - Union Berlin was on the verge of winning a point in Gelsenkirchen, and then, in the 86th minute, Serdar "floated" and sent Schalke to third place in the Bundesliga.
ATTACK
Martinez (Inter) - in the team of warriors assembled by Antonio Conte, the extra class of the Argentine striker stands out. In 12 months, he went from a reserve player because of Icardi to a player without whom the Nerazzurri cannot live.
Bailey (Bayer) - shined in Munich, brought down Bayern and spoiled a fantastic moment in which the Bavarian great was.
Plunger (Borussia Monchengladbach) - two goals and an assist in the duel with Freiburg. The Bundesliga leader's complete attack continuously scores goals.AH
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