Photo – Lautaro Martinez Sixth Inter Player Under Age Of 25 To Score 20+ Goals In A Single Serie A Season

Lautaro Martinez

VERONA, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona and FC Internazionale at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on August 27, 2021 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images)

Inter striker Lautaro Martinez took his goal tally for the season to 21 in Serie A with his match-winning brace against Cagliari yesterday evening.

This total puts the Argentine in an elite group, especially considering his age, and only five other players have managed the feat at such a young age in the entire history of the Nerazzurri in fact.

Football statistics account Opta highlighted the 24-year-old’s feat in a tweet after the match.

Their tweet reads, “20 – Lautaro Martínez became the sixth player in Inter’s history to score 20 goals in a single Serie A season before turning 25, after Giuseppe Meazza, Sandro Mazzola, Antonio Angelillo, Ronaldo and Mauro Icardi. Stars.

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