The Captain of Inter Milan, Lautaro Martínezand the Turkish midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu They have left behind the disagreements arising after the elimination in the Club World Cup and have sealed peace with a relaxed conversation, as the Argentine player showed this Friday in his social networks.
The image in which both players appear relaxed, smiling and sitting on a sofa, disclosed in an Instagram story, has ended speculation about possible internal tensions after Lautaro's criticism to some colleagues, who generated an indirect crossing with çalhanoğlu through public statements.
Meeting behind the holidays
“When the captain returns, we will hug. We are professionals, no problem,” He had said çalhanoğlu a few days ago, anticipating the meeting that finally took place this Friday, just hours from the official start of the preseason of the 'Nerazzurro' club.
Lautaro returned to Milan this Friday after the holidays and the first thing he did was meet with çalhanoğlu after the darts released after the inter-fluminense, a match in which the Italian team was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup, recently played in the United States and won Chelsea.
What they said
“Here you have to want to stay. Understood? Because here we fight for objectives. The message is clear: the one who wants to stay, the one who wants to go to leave. I have seen many things that I have not liked”Lautaro told Dazn after duel, bluntly.
He did not say names, but at that time the looks went to the Turkish midfielder. However, Giuseppe Marottaclub president, dissipated any questions: “He has not said it but I say it: it refers to çalhanoglu.”
The midfielder soon responded with a statement published on social networks: “A leader doesn't look for a culprit when it is the easiest.”
Tomorrow starts the preseason
Today, peace between the two finally arrived when Inter prepares to face a new season with the ambition to recover the title in the series that gave Naples and improve its international performance, after having reached two of the last three finals of the Champions League and being runner-up: in 2023, before Manchester City, and in 2025, before Paris Saint-Germain.
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