Serie A icon Jose Altafini has called Inter striker Lautaro Martinez an ‘excellent’ player but warned that he is ‘not a phenomenon’.
Barca have earmarked Martinez as Luis Suarez’s long-term successor to their No 9 shirt, but Altafini fears the Argentine is being hyped up too much.
“He’s a good player but not a phenomenon,” the former Milan, Napoli and Juventus striker told Mundo Deportivo.
“Only Ronaldinho, the Brazilian Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar can be considered phenomena.
“He’s an excellent player but not on par with the others.”
The 81-year-old was then asked about whether the season should resume in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
“You can’t stop Serie A now. You have to restart, regardless of whether that’s in July, August or September.
“There are clubs that deserve to finish the season, even if many players won’t be in shape.”
Kakzbi
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He's right Lautaro is very good but Someone like Paulo Dybala who usually scores goals that come from nowhere is even better than him
Kucntuy
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overrated kid
Jojoski
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did he forget about that other guy or is he trying to let some blind fans understand scoring tap ins and penalties is not out of this world?🤯
AnisurRahaman
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100000% agree with you.......
wabzidane
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Cr7 fanboys needs petting
garutal
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Haha. Be strong cr fanboys [Crylaugh]
Gunners4ever❤
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Incoming pissed CR7 fanboys.
I went back to read the whole article after seeing this comment. And you're right.
BlueBlackSnake
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Yes so inter should stop fooling
How are we fooling? If he is average why are you so interested in him?
BlueBlackSnake
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Yeah true
VictorAde
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Incoming pissed CR7 fanboys.
🙄🙄
fitabluy
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Yes so inter should stop fooling
Cobykenneth
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Sounding like he was sent to discourage Barcelona.
raynknight
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These days 'Phenomenon' doesn't cost just €111m 😎
DarkPersona
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Incoming pissed CR7 fanboys.