The real reason why Lautaro Martínez missed the penalty and Inter were eliminated against Atlético Madrid in the Champions League

He Atletico Madrid From Diego Simeone won a match that seemed lost and eliminated the Champions League on penalties. Inter in Milan, the last runners-up, after winning 2-1 in the 90th minute and drawing the group following last week’s 1-0 defeat in Italy. The Spanish team was more effective, then, from 12 passes. And there was an Argentine protagonist: Lautaro Martinezafter playing 120 minutes with a good performance, he misses the last shot and his team ends up being eliminated.

The hope of the team Nerazzurri it depended on its captain, who was the last player chosen to take the penalty shootout. His shot went very far from the goal, which surprised everyone and everyone remembering his effectiveness during the World Cup in Qatar with the Argentine national team. But there was an imperceptible detail in the official broadcast of the meeting, revealed this Thursday, based on the new images released.

When the Argentine national team striker approached the ball and placed his left foot, The grass at the Civitás Metropolitano stadium moved, causing the ball to rise, hitting the side of his foot. El Toro immediately turned to look at the penalty spot, not understanding how he had kicked so hard.

In the definition from 12 passes, for Atlético Madrid, they scored their shots Memphis Depay, Rodrigo Riquelme and the Argentine Angelo Correa, while Saúl Ñíguez failed.

Hakan Calhanoglu and Francesco Acerbi converted for the team led by Simone Inzaghi, but Alexis Sánchez, Davy Klaassen and Martínez himself failed to do so.

With Inter’s elimination, Italy finds itself without representatives in the quarter-finals of Europe’s top club competition.