On October 15, Beijing time, the World Preliminary Round South American Qualifiers, Argentina beat Peru 1-0 at home, and was unbeaten in 25 matches. In this campaign, Lautaro's header was successful and took the lead for Argentina. It was also Lautaro's fifth personal goal in this qualifier.
According to statistics, Lautaro has played 33 games for Argentina so far in his career, scoring 17 goals and providing 5 assists. He was Scaloni's top scorer after coaching Argentina and scored two more goals than Messi in the same period.
On the day of the national team match, Lautaro missed the match against Paraguay due to muscle fatigue. But in the last round of the 3-0 win over Uruguay, Lautaro returned to the starters to contribute 1 goal and 1 assist, helping the team to a 3-0 victory over the opponent and showing good competitive form.
Facing Peru in this round, Lautaro started consecutive games and took the lead for the team. In the 42nd minute of the game, The Argentine right Molina inserted the ball and sent a cross, and with four defenders in the box, Lautaro's header rushed to the top to complete the goal, helping Argentina to lead Peru 1-0. Without the slow-motion replay, fans would have seen the full picture of the goal with the naked eye. This goal revealed Lautaro's explosiveness and impact.
Counting that goal, Lautaro scored 17 goals for the national team, while he spent just 33 games. After Scaloni took office, Lautaro basically secured the position of Argentina's starting center. He also repaid Scaloni's trust with his extremely high goal efficiency. During the same period, Lautaro scored more goals than Messi, a result to be proud of.
When Lautaro had just made a name for himself at Inter, Messi had repeatedly urged Barca to sign him. Lautaro's contract has a €111 million termination clause, and As long as Barça is willing to pay, Inter milan will have to release him unconditionally. Unfortunately, Barca hesitated to pull out the money. Now it seems that Lautaro is indeed the top center in football, and his future is bright!