Lautaro 125, record numbers: "Right track, this is a great group"
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— Feb 16th 2024The Nerazzurri's captain is now 8th in the all-time Inter goalscorers' list: 20 plus league goals for the third consecutive campaign
Lautaro Martinez is not slowing down. He's climbing the all-time goalscorers list, breaking records and hitting great figures. The Inter captain scored to make it 2-0 against Salernitana, a goal with a lot of significance.
He has now scored 20 league goals in 22 appearances this season; he's hit the 20-goal mark for the third straight Serie A campaign. Before him, the only Inter players to manage this feat were Giuseppe Meazza (five, from 1929/30 to 1933/34) and Istvan Nyers (four, from 1948/49 to 1951/52).
The goal also saw Lautaro move into eighth in the Nerazzurri's all-time goalscorers' list. He now has 125 in all competitions for the Club, having now overtaken Mauro Icardi. El Toro has also become just the second Inter player in the last 60 years to score at least 20 goals after 23 games in a single Serie A season after Christian Vieri in 2002/03 (21).
“I'm really happy. We work towards team goals but personal milestones are nice too. We played really well and had the right approach. This is a good sign, it's the right track. Inter always need to be at the top; it's what we try to convey to our new teammates as well. The team is in fantastic form and the players coming off the bench are playing really well too. Thuram? He smiles at everything. It's great to have these characters in the group. In terms of the group, you need that to stay switched on.”
“Inter need to keep this going. We need to just focus on ourselves. Step by step and everyone going in the game direction: that's how we'll reach our objective. We need to always improve. Tuesday is massive for us because the second leg is away. We'll need to play an intense game. We're having fun but we can't afford to ease up - though we can be pleased. Head down, keep pedalling and think big.”
Lautaro Martinez
INTER'S TOP 10 ALL-TIME GOALSCORERS
Player | Goals scored | Appearances | Goals per game |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Giuseppe Meazza | 284 | 408 | 0,7 |
2. Alessandro Altobelli | 209 | 466 | 0,45 |
3. Roberto Boninsegna | 171 | 287 | 0,6 |
4. Sandro Mazzola | 160 | 565 | 0,28 |
5. Luigi Cevenini III | 158 | 190 | 0,83 |
6. Benito Lorenzi | 143 | 314 | 0,46 |
7. Istvan Nyers | 133 | 182 | 0,73 |
8. Lautaro Martinez | 125 | 269 | 0,46 |
9. Mauro Icardi | 124 | 219 | 0,57 |
10. Christian Vieri | 123 | 190 | 0,65 |