Lautaro Martinez On The Double Against Monza As Fiorentina Dismantle Genoa
Written By Onyeka Daniel
Earlier today, Napoli got their title defense off to a flying start with a 3-1 away win against Frosinone. Last season top scorer, Victor Osimhen scored a brace to stake an early claim for another Capocannoniere award.
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But he will have to contend with Inter Milan striker, Lautaro Martinez who also scored a brace today to lead the Nerazzurri to a 2-0 win over Monza at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The home side got off to a perfect start as Martinez, who was recently picked as captain opened the scoring in his new reign as skipper.
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A precise cut back on the goal line from Denzel Dumfries finds Martinez right in front of goal, and he easily buries the ball into the bottom left corner. After that goal, it was an end to end stuff with both teams threatening, but couldn’t find a goal with Inter taking the lead into the half time break.
The second half was same as the first with the away side even more adventurous in search of an equalizer, but it was the home side who found a second. It was almost like the first goal, but from the other side, another precise cut back on the goal line from Marko Arnautovic finds Martinez again.
It was rght in front of goal, and he easily buries the ball into the bottom right corner in the 76th minute to make it 2-0 and ensure all three points for the Nerazzurri. In the other game, it was a five goal encounter as Fiorentina scored four goals, opening the scoring as early the 5th minute.
An amazing individual effort from Cristiano Biraghi that sees him strike the ball from inside the penalty area, sending the ball precisely into the top left corner for the first goal. Soon after, it was Giacomo Bonaventura who slots the ball into an unguarded net from close range after a shot rebounds off a defender in the 11th minute.
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Before the half time break, it was 3-nil in the 40th minute via a perfectly taken corner kick. Nicolas Gonzalez gets on the end of it and produces a fantastic header in the penalty area to get his name on the score sheet.
In the 56th minute, Bonaventura got an assist whenhe beat his man and crosses the ball for Rolando Mandragora to score with a cool header after evading his marker. close in. Two minutes later, Davide Biraschi pulled one back for the home side by reacting quickly in the box to end the score at 4-1.
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