Lautaro Martinez’s goal for Inter at Torino on Sunday captured three key qualities of Antonio Conte’s Inter, side according to an Italian media report today.
El Toro secured a 2-1 win for the Nerazzurri in a difficult match at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, heading in a cross from Alexis Sanchez.
CalcioMercato.com pointed out that the goal was emblematic of three team statistics in which Inter are clearly ahead of all other Serie A teams this season.
Firstly, Inter are the side who have covered the most distance on average per game this season, specifically 113km, meaning it was no surprise they found a way to break Torino’s resistance in the dying minutes.
Secondly, Conte’s team have made more crosses than anybody else with 165 (Lazio are second with 132), and thirdly they are leading Serie A’s charts in terms of headed goals, with Lautaro’s being their 13th of the campaign.
In short, the report said El Toro’s late winner can be considered as a symbol of this Inter team, for the way they play and use their overwhelming physical power to wear opponents down.
The way Inter have played and established themselves this season is with thanks to decisions made on the transfer market, as Beppe Marotta and Piero Ausilio targeted and signed players with a precise set of characteristics.
This Inter team, built by Conte, is not winning by chance.
