At Copa America 2024, it is not surprising that Argentina is the champion team. In the final match, coach Scaloni and his team encountered many difficulties when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Colombia in 90 minutes. Entering extra time, Lautaro Martinez scored the only goal and brought the second consecutive championship trophy to Argentina.
After the match, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni admitted Lautaro Martinez was unhappy with him. Football Italia quoted Scaloni: "Lautaro never stops trying and he deserves this goal. He suffered after being left out of the starting lineup, despite being the top scorer in this tournament.
He won't be happy with me because he really wants to play football, but this is something he has to accept. We may or may not have made mistakes, but we thought the team had to play like that and the result said it all."
At Copa America 2024, striker Lautaro Martinez scored 5 goals and became the tournament's top scorer. Worth mentioning, the Inter Milan star only had 2 starts in 6 matches. Despite not being trusted by coach Scaloni, Lautaro still knows how to assert himself.
Lautaro Martinez also appeared very happy after helping Argentina take the throne. “When we won the World Cup in Qatar and I received the gold medal, I was happy that my country finally had a title,” he said. But in that tournament, I felt indebted because my ankle problem prevented me from doing what I wanted.
Copa America is not the same as the World Cup, but I can say that I am the best prepared to play in this tournament and repay the fans' expectations."
Thus, Lautaro Martinez ended a career-high season. He helped Inter Milan win Serie A, helped Argentina win the Copa America and was also the top scorer of both tournaments.
