Inter, who have won four consecutive games on both lines, beat Sampdoria by three goals.
After the game, the reporter asked Junior Inzaghi "Is this the best Inter of your coaching period?" The coach replied: Absolutely.
There are many highlights in this Sengomi Province.
For example, Correa's single break in the half-time gave Archerby the feeling of pie from heaven: brother just solved the siege, why did he brush an assist?
For example, Bastoni-Barrera is once again powerful, and the Italian derby is imminent, giving the team a good psychological hint - the sign of the double-bus connection was erected when playing Juve. The Italian media, who had always been shirtless in the hukou, began to go crazy, with the headline: Who can stop such Barrera? Did Juve tremble because of Bastoni?
For example, Çalhanoğlu continued his excellent form of playing in midfield, and the standing ovation was what he deserved.
For example, Onana made several wonderful saves to keep a clean sheet. For example, Inter's hard-working set-pieces have begun to show results recently. For example, Aslani, Bellanova and others have been played... All are good signals.
But what I want to talk about is a player who did not have the statistics and did not receive high ratings in this game, but is also the key weight to Inter's victory: Lautaro.
Lautaro did not score or assist, even had few shots on goal (one) and was not even touched easily (26 touches, the fewest of any Inter starter).
But he played a vital role.
The most important thing is the tactical role - the core of the defense in the opponent's formation is abolished.
Black centre-back Colley, who is Samp's defensive gate, is the "black and hard" that some "body-first tacticians" love to the bones, and is a defender who has not been rumored to have rumors with big teams in recent years.
An hour before the game, Coli followed Lautaro in full force, which was the main reason why the Argentine had few chances to touch the ball in this game.
What should I do if I am targeted by my opponent?
Lautaro's option is to pull back and bring out Koli, allowing the team's side midfield to step in front of the gap left by Koli's "desertion" - which has become the main tactic of the Mi efficient icebreaker.
For example, Lautaro's wonderful biography to Mkhitaryan.
For example, the wonderful goal of "Double Bus Connection".
In these processes, observing the positions of Coli and Lautaro, it is not difficult to find that in the process of Inter's destruction of the city, Lautaro gave a contribution - a very critical contribution. As long as it is not the initial stage of "who scores the goal and blows whom", you can feel this.
In addition, Lautaro played an important attrition role - which was also the key to Correa's ability to level half the pitch after coming off the bench: the "blood trough" of the opposing defender was drained by Lautaro.
Lautaro, who has only nine successful passes, has a full seven physical confrontations and a 77.8% success rate, proving how much pressure he puts on his opponents.
As a result, opponents can only contain Lautaro with frequent fouls. Samp had a combined six yellow cards, three of which were made by Lautaro – and the three most crucial positions: centre-back Colly, starter, two sweeping defensive midfielders Villare, and R-Vieira.
At the beginning of the month, Argentine coach Scaloni ordered the Argentine international to avoid injuries in October and not to consume too much, which is an open fire to ask the internationals to "work without contribution" in the club for the World Cup.
As the opponent, running, fighting and working hard of Argentina's forwards, Lautaro is not affected by the national team and still does his best for Inter. In almost every game, people can see Lautaro rolling around in pain because of being kicked and violated, which makes millions of Argentines nervous. Interpreting "every ball counts" to this extent, it can be said that this is a valuable game temperament.
There are always Inter fans who like to lash out at their own players, and it is not uncommon to criticize Lautaro for "not having a high ceiling".
It is true that there are some problems with Lautaro. For example, lack of height and absolute speed, such as limited ability to fight alone, and such as unstable shooting and foot feeling - as recently as September he had a goal drought.
If the so-called "ceiling" means shooting at various records like Haaland today, or breaking through the opponent's defense like Messi at his peak, then Lautaro really does not have a high ceiling.
But his game temperament determines that even if he has a bad feeling on his feet, his physical condition is mediocre, and he is taken care of by the opponent's tactical focus, he can play a role - this is "the lower limit is not low".
And some players, although in good shape, are awe-inspiring, but when they are in poor form, they are 3-4 grades worse. Once the form is mediocre, once it is targeted, it has no effect at all - it even becomes a problem and tactical cancer for the team.
But for Lautaro, there is no need to worry. For example, today, he didn't have many chances, and at one point he couldn't even get the ball. But he still played, and he played an important role.
Now, with Romelu Lukaku back and Correa scoring the goal, Inter's forward competition is back in the ring. Junior Inzaghi said: "It is not easy to make a choice, but the choice that a coach can have is a kind of happiness."
Either way, Lautaro deserves to be reused. Because, Inter these strikers, no matter which one can help the team in good times, but if it comes to who plays the biggest role in ordinary times and adversity, Lautaro is undoubtedly a big favorite.
With such a dense schedule in football these days, no one can guarantee that he will always be in hot form. The character of Lautaro is precious.