Lautaro Martinez surpasses 100 Inter goals in Leece hammering: Stats
Inter Milan hammered Leece 4-0 on matchday 26 of the 2023-24 Serie A on Sunday. Lautaro Martinez scored a brilliant brace while Davide Frattesi and Stefan de Vrij also registered their names on the scoresheet in a very dominant display. The Nerazzurri have scored four goals in their last three league games, winning all of them. They have won seven consecutive league matches.
Lautaro Martinez continues to impress for Inter Milan
Martinez slammed a brace against Leece. He has now completed 100 goals in the Serie A. As per Opta, he became the third foreign player to complete this accomplishment after Stefano Nyers and Mauro Icardi. The Argentine striker has hammered 22 goals in the 2023-24 Serie A season. Overall, the 26-year-old marksman has netted 127 goals in 271 matches for Inter across all competitions.
Martinez scripted this unique Serie A record
As per Opta, Martinez joins an elite list of players who have scored 20-plus goals in three consecutive Serie A seasons in the last 65 years. The list includes players like Gabriel Batistuta, Antonio Di Natale (4 seasons), Edinson Cavani, Cristiano Ronaldo and Martinez.
Inter broke these records in Serie A
Inter have scored in 20 consecutive away games in Serie A, making it a record in the competition. The previous record of scoring in 19 consecutive away games in the competition happened between February and December 2021. This is the first time Inter have scored four goals in three successive league games since January 1972. While winning, they haven't done so since October 1947.
Joint-most away wins in top-five European leagues since January 2023
Since January 2023, Inter Milan have won 16 away games in Serie A. As per Opta, they hold the joint-most away wins record since last year in the top-five European leagues along with Manchester City. The Citizens have also won 16 away games.
More records broken by Martinez
Martinez became the ninth player to achieve 100 Serie A goals for a single team before turning 27 years old. Only Giuseppe Meazze and Icardi represented Inter Milan in that elite list. Overall, Martinez became the ninth player to score 100-plus goals (101) in the Serie A for Inter Milan. Christian Vieri holds the eighth place with 103 league goals for the Nerazzurri.
Here's the match summary
It was a scrappy start until Martinez combined with Kristjan Asllani to score the opening goal. In the second half, Federico Dimarco was brilliantly denied by Leece custodian Wladimiro Falcone. But minutes later Frattesi's strike made it 2-0. Fratteri later turned provider as he assisted Martinez in completing his brace. Eventually, De Vrij scored a brilliant header from a Dimarco corner.
Inter Milan reign supreme at the 2023-24 Serie A summit
Inter Milan registered their 21st win of the 2023-24 Serie A campaign. The Nerazzurri are currently nine points ahead of the second-placed Juventus (57). Simone Inzaghi's men have amassed 66 points while marking three draws and suffering a solitary defeat in this league campaign. Meanwhile, Leece suffered their 12th league defeat of this season as they are in 14th spot with 24 points.
