He recovery plan of Lautaro Martínez has become the strategic axis of the Inter Milan at the end of the season. While the team led by Cristian Chivu seeks to consolidate its leadership in the league and the Italian Cup, the Argentine captain is immersed in a process of intensive and controlled sessions. The club’s priority is clear: The striker will only be allowed to return when he reaches 100% of his physical condition, avoiding any risk of relapses or prolonged absences, as reported by the media Gazzetta dello Sport.
Although some forecasts indicated that next Sunday could mark the reappearance of Martínez in the match against Torino in Turin, the team considers that this possibility is remote. Inter establishes the match against Parma in the stadium as the most realistic objective San Siroplanned for May 3. If this plan is fulfilled, he is not expected to play the full 90 minutes, but he is expected to gradually resume the competition. The caution responds to the precedent of the season, in which the attacker was decisive after a similar recovery, then achieving a double against Roma after overcoming a first muscular setback.
In statistical terms, Lautaro Martínez’s numbers in the current campaign are overwhelming. The forward adds 16 goals in the leaguewhich amount to 20 in total by adding the four goals scored in the Champions League. Its average is one score every 124 minutes disputed considering all competitions. These records reinforce the perception that their reappearance could considerably influence the definition of the titles at stake.
The club, Lautaro himself and the Argentine coach Lionel Scaloni They agree that forcing his return would be a mistake. Martínez has maintained his physical preparation even during the days off granted to the team after the recent victory in the Italian Cup semi-final against Como. Together with his teammates Alessandro Bastoni and Stefan De Vrijcontinued training on the fields of Appiano Gentile without reducing the intensity, but under the premise that the priority is comprehensive recovery and without rushing the deadlines.
Inter calculates that the Serie A title It could be defined by the results of its direct rivals, such as the clash between Napoli and Cremonese. However, the club’s technical and medical organization maintains the outlined roadmap: Martínez will only return when there is no margin for error. This discipline is essential to ensure that the forward is available both for the Italian Cup final, in which he could repeat the leading role of the 2023 edition, and for the commitments with the argentine national teamcurrent world champion, in a calendar that does not tolerate key absences.
The striker’s immediate goal, according to the designed plan, is to celebrate the possible scudetto as a protagonist on the field to then face the challenge of the double, a goal that the club estimates is achievable by mid-May. Martínez values that patience, learned during his time in nursing, is now as crucial as his scoring instinct to face the decisive stretch of the season.
If Lautaro’s rehabilitation times are finalized, then he will have played only one game out of 12 before resuming activity against Parma. Then he would be available for the two matches against Lazio (one for Serie A and another for the Italian Cup final), Hellas Verona and Bologna, probably with the title of champion defined. The last presentation of Neroazzurro will be the May 24a few days before Argentina’s friendlies (against Honduras and Iceland) prior to the World Cup.
