Thuram dedicates Inter goal to Lautaro, hopes French compatriot wins Ballon d’Or

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Inter star Marcus Thuram dedicates his goal against Fiorentina to Lautaro Martinez and hopes a...

Thuram was the Man of the Match in Inter’s 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Sunday.

The Fenchman scored a late equaliser in the 90th minute, then won a penalty kick that Piotr Zielinski converted.

“There’s trust from a team that knows you can win games in the final minutes. Every time we step onto the field, we know the game will be long,” Thuram told DAZN at full-time.

The Frenchman imitated Inter captain Lautaro Martinez’s goal celebration, who is currently sidelined with an injury.

“Yes, normally, he’s the one scoring in the 90th minute,” Thuram said smiling.

As already mentioned, Thuram scored one goal and won a penalty kick, but he had appealed for another spot kick in the second half, just minutes after Alex Jimenez’s opener. In the previous round, Thuram had been booked for diving during an away game at Bologna.

“It’s strange, because every time, on the field, it seems that the referee thinks I dive,” Thuram said.

> “Then I watched the replay [of the incident against Bologna], and I heard it was a penalty. Errors can happen. I must keep challenging opponents, make things happen inside the box, and in the end they’ll give a penalty, as happened today.”

Thuram’s compatriot Mbappé is among the favourites to win the Ballon d’Or tomorrow.

“I hope a Frenchman wins it,” Thuram concluded.

> “Kylian, Dembélé, Olise. We have many talented players who could win it, and I hope a Frenchman does.”

Zielinski won the game for Inter, scoring a penalty in the 97th minute: “Surely, it weighed a lot. But honestly, I was calm and confident I’d score. We are happy, and we must keep it up,” said the Poland international.

> We don’t think about criticism; we try to give our all. If you look at the results, they are excellent. Except for the game against Brugge, we’ve always played well; we don’t care about criticism.

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