Inter Milan Made Costly Mistakes Against Real Madrid – Lautaro Martinez

Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez has said that he and his teammates left Santiago Bernabéu with their heads held high after a 2-1 UCL defeat. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

Stressing that both teams want to win the Champions League this season, Martinez stated that Inter Milan were simply made to pay for costly mistakes at a crucial period of the game.

Lautaro added that the players will learn from the errors and take their chances in the next game.

His words, “We played at the same level, both want to win the Champions League.

We keep repeating that this is a competition where the details are decisive, and you pay the price when you make mistakes.

We had started well, controlled possession, kept the ball, but two errors so early for the two goals, it becomes difficult then. Real Madrid are a team of a high level, but Inter came here today and played with character, determination, we showed what level we can play at.

Real Madrid are going to challenge to win the Champions League, just like us, as it is our objective too. Every competition you begin with this jersey on your back, it has to be a target.

That’s the bitterness, that we allowed them only counter-attacks because they have two incredibly quick forwards, but we were unable to make the most of all the chances we created.

I still say we leave here with heads held high, as we played at a high level against a great opponent. Courtois is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but we too need to improve in front of goal and could’ve done better.

We must work on the details, because this is the first game, there’s a long road ahead of us, and we need to get the victory in the next match.

With Real Madrid playing four at the back, there wasn’t much space in the centre, so we should’ve pushed more down the wings. We made an adjustment on the movements at half-time, found a lot of spaces, including on the goal. We leave here with heads held high, knowing we played at the same level as a great Real Madrid team.”