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Zanetti talks about Lautaro: I knew this kid could accomplish great things when I signed him back then

8:50am, 23 August 2025【Football】

Recently, Inter Milan Vice President Zanetti was interviewed by "La Provincia di Como". As he talked, he talked about Lautaro. This old legend who has played for 19 years in the Nerazzurri, rarely mentions what happened back then: "I followed the transfer from Lautaro to Inter Milan from beginning to end. At that time, we felt that this Argentine boy would definitely be able to take on the trouble in the future."

"Look at every time he stepped on the Meacha turf, the blue and black spirit in his eyes could not be hidden." Zanetti said of Lautaro, with a little pride in his tone, "Last year's Cup final, the left foot shot in the 114th minute, and he put his golden boots in his arms. Five goals were all key. If he could make the shortlist for the Golden Ball Award this year, it was also a real battle." As the captain, Lautaro's sentence in the locker room in the summer of the summer "If you want to win, stay and do it well." It sounds like the tune that Zanetti encouraged his teammates before the Champions League final.

, Chiwo in the coach's seat is thinking about how to straighten the team recently. In June this year, he lost the Club World Cup. Lautaro was so anxious that he said publicly that "If you don't want to stay, you can leave as soon as possible." Others might have been furious, but Ziwo did not rush to refute. Instead, he chatted with the players one by one, spread the words during the tactical meeting, and the team reunited in a few days. Zanetti mentioned in particular: "Zivo understands Inter Milan's roots. He knew how to defend for life when he was a player. Now he can figure out the way in the team. He can handle both the training ground and the office."

When talking about young players, Zanetti couldn't stop talking about Nico Pas: "This kid has been in Como for a whole year, scoring 6 goals and 8 assists, and running 90 minutes in each game, without any ambiguity." The 20-year-old Argentine midfielder, Real Madrid, said in the summer that he would not buy back. Inter Milan's scouts stared at each game, just wanted to see how much skills he could improve under Fabregas. "Cesque's tactics are really changed," Sanetti commented on Fabregas, with admiration in his tone, "Turning Cuomo from relegation to Serie A 10th, and the four defenders plus the frontcourt pressing made this newly promoted team famous, and even Juventus fell on them."

When preparing for the new season is at the time of competition, Inter Milan spent 63.5 million euros to make up the lineup in the summer: Taremi can carry and pass in the front, Jelinsky controls the rhythm steadily in the midfield, and Alvarez, who came from youth training, also began to emerge, and there are more tricks to play in tactical ways. Opta has calculated that Inter Milan has a 27% chance of winning the Serie A title this year, 3 percentage points higher than defending champion Naples.

"Laotaro can lead everyone forward, Ziwo can combine the tactics, and with the fierce spirit of Little Inzaggi's championship competition, these things are put together, and how far they can go in the new season depends on this spirit." Zanetti finally smiled and said, "When "Pazza Inter" sounded at the Meazza Stadium, those stories that have been played for the blue and black jerseys are the turn of these young people to continue writing."

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