While Lautaro Martinez seemed more involved, when comparing his and club captain Mauro Icardi’s last performances for the club, there is in fact little difference a report from Tuttosport has shown.

Icardi drew criticism for his perceived lack of involvement during the win over Fiorentina while Lautaro was lauded for his perceived increased involvement in comparison against Cagliari at the weekend.

Both players scored a goal each in their last games. Lautaro made 25 passes to Icardi’s 21 but made 12 dribbles to Icardi’s 15. Lautaro also lost possession one more time than Icardi did with eight losses to Icardi’s seven. In terms of aerial duels a single percent separates them in favour of Icardi who won 28% of his.

With such a similar performance in terms of numbers, it perhaps shows why Inter manager Luciano Spalletti is against using the pair alongside one another at the moment but a partnership in the future certainly can’t be ruled out.