Milan, 11 December (LaPresse) – "What I have achieved through hard work and sacrifice is something important. I did it for my family and for the fans behind us. In three years, we have reached two Champions League finals, which is no mean feat. Now we have a new coach who has given us great energy, and even though some results have not gone our way, we are working to keep Inter where it deserves to be." These were the words of Lautaro Martinez speaking from the stage of the Gazzetta Awards in Milan, where he was awarded “Performance of the Year”. Looking ahead to the Scudetto race, in addition to Luka Modric's Milan, who was in the room with Lautaro, ‘there's Napoli and Roma, who have a coach I like. The league is very balanced, it will be very difficult as there are so many strong teams.’ Lautaro also spoke about Pio Esposito. "I knew him from the youth teams, you could see he was a serious guy and he's Italian. We need to leave him alone because he will give us and the national team great satisfaction,‘ he said. Finally, on the World Cup with Argentina, he said: ’We have started a journey with many trophies, which we had been missing for a long time. When the results come, everything is easier, but the World Cup will not be easy and we have to be ready for anything right from the group stage."