Inter Striker Hits Out At Critic On Social Media

Written By Onyeka Daniel

In the last ten games for Inter Milan, they’ve won eight and drawn just two, but so far, their strikers have been far from overwhelming, unlike last season when they won the title, especially their captain, Lautaro Martinez who won the Capocannoniere title as the highest goal scorer, so far, he has failed to really light it up in front of the goal this season.

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While the player has faced criticism, the player himself is also feeling the pressure, as his response to a fan showed. The Argentine forward responded to an angry Nerazzurri fan on Instagram: ‘I’ve always given my all.’ Lautaro, who is the captain of the team has replied to a disappointed Nerazzurri supporter on Instagram. The fan criticised him by commenting on the striker’s latest Instagram picture from the Argentina training ground.

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“Remember about the club that pays you good money,” said the fan, but Martinez’s reply came quick. “You should also remember that I’ve always given my all for Inter, like in the World Cup season,” wrote Lautaro. “My ankle was destroyed, and while others prepared for a great World Cup, I was always on the pitch and never missed a training session. I played all the games until the Champions League Final. ALWAYS remember it before mentioning who pays me.”

The fan cancelled his comment following the reply, but other Inter fans commented on the same post to defend their captain. El Toro, as he’s more commonly known has six goals and four assists in 15 appearances across all competitions this season, but he is still not as consistent as last term when he became the best scorer in Serie A with 24 goals.

Lautaro inspired Inter’s Scudetto victory in 2023-24, lifting the trophy in his first season as the team’s captain. The 27-year-old striker ranked 7th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or. His contract at the Stadio Meazza runs out in June 2029. In a related development, Former Inter star Adriano has written a moving piece chronicling his status as ‘football’s biggest waste’.

This is after a stellar career collapsed into ‘drinking to oblivion’ in the favelas. Over the years, the club has been blessed with some of best strikers to ever grace the game, ranging from the likes of Ronaldo De Lima, Hernan Crespo, Christian Vieri and even Ivan Zamorano, but the name of Adriano will always hold a special place in the heart of the average fan.

The striker made his debut for the Nerazzurri at the age of 19 and was immediately tipped for greatness, having the physicality and the skill to be an heir to Ronaldo both at club and international level for Brazil.He earned the nickname L’Imperatore – The Emperor – and had loan spells at Fiorentina and Parma, but it all fell to pieces. Now the 42-year-old has written his story for The Players’ Tribune.

Instead, he turned it into a love letter to his home, the poverty-stricken slums of Rio de Janeiro known as the Favela. “A lot of people didn’t understand why I abandoned the glory of the stadiums to sit in my old neighbourhood, drinking to oblivion. Because at some point I wanted to, and it’s the kind of decision that’s difficult to go back on.” Adriano wrote about having Christmas dinner at teammate Clarence Seedorf’s house.

But feeling homesick, he went back to his apartment and drank an entire bottle of vodka while weeping. The situation got out of hand when Adriano fell into a deep depression following the sudden death of his father in 2004, then went missing for several days. “When I “fled” Inter and left Italy, I came to hide here. I went all over the complex for three days. Nobody found me. There is no way to.

“Rule number one of the favela. Keep your mouth shut. Do you think someone would snitch me? No f***ing rats here, bro. “The Italian press went crazy. The Rio police even carried out an operation to “rescue me.” They said I had been kidnapped. You’re kidding me, right? Imagine that someone is going to do me any harm here … me, a favela child. “They didn’t understand why I went to the favela.

“It wasn’t because of drinking, or women, much less because of drugs. It was for freedom. It was because I wanted peace. I wanted to live. I wanted to be human again. Just a little bit. “I tried to do what they wanted. I bargained with Roberto Mancini. I tried hard with José Mourinho. I cried on Moratti’s shoulder. But I couldn’t do what they asked.

“I stayed well for a few weeks, avoided the booze, trained like a horse, but there was always a relapse. “Over and over again. Everyone blasted me. I couldn’t take it anymore.” Ultimately, the piece insists that Adriano had to make those choices and feels ‘respected’ in the Favela, even after being “football’s biggest waste.

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“I like that word, waste. Not only because of how it sounds, but because I’m obsessed with wasting my life. I’m fine like this, in frantic waste. I enjoy this stigma.“I don’t like giving explanations to others. But here’s one. I drink because it’s not easy to be a promise that remains in debt. And it gets even worse at my age.” He further added.

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