Former Inter Milan striker Julio Cruz isn't surprised to see the team top of the table.
Cruz feels last season's Champions League final defeat has increased the players motivation levels.
"For example last season we lost the Champions League final," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“And the loss was far from a bad one.
“It just means that the team will have a hunger inside them, an anger, to go and have another top season. They'll have pride, they want to win this season.
“But above all, Lautaro is still here, he gives the team certainty," Cruz stressed. “He's a fully mature footballer.
“And I think the captain's armband has made him even better,"