Lautaro Martinez opens up in a long interview given to La Gazzetta dello Sport after having won, as captain and top scorer, the 21st league title in Inter’s history and the tenth Coppa Italia for the Nerazzurri. Many important moments, recounting the most exciting and the most difficult times.
Like after the 2025 Champions League final and, above all, the Club World Cup. About which he reveals a behind-the-scenes story: “After the Club World Cup I thought about many things, I suffered a lot. I’m not saying I asked to leave, but inside I felt that if an important offer had come in, maybe… I was devastated. That state of mind led to the interview after the elimination against Fluminense. I walked out, put on my shirt and said what I thought. I wanted to share what I had seen in the locker room. As captain, it was my duty. Then I went on vacation and for three weeks I didn’t train, I just ate. In fact, when I came back I weighed a bit more…”.
As for the future, however, he now has no doubts: “Will I end my career here? I definitely would like to. I don’t have the keys to Appiano yet, but almost… My family and I are happy, we even have a restaurant, the kids go to school and have their friends. Today it’s hard for me to imagine myself anywhere else. In football you never know, but if they don’t send me away I’ll stay here”.
