Inter receive Lautaro Martinez boost for Serie A decider and Champions League final | OneFootball

Tuesday’s reports claim that Inter captain and leading goalscorer Lautaro Martinez is set to feature in the team’s final game of the Serie A season against Como on Friday night, and that he is expected to line up as a starter for the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on May 31.

The Nerazzurri talisman sparked concerns when he was forced off midway through the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona at the end of April, with what was later confirmed as a flexor injury.

El Toro sat out of Inter’s following Serie A match, a 1-0 win over Hellas Verona, and made a miraculous recovery to start in the second leg of the Champions League final, the 4-3 win in San Siro, less than a week after he picked up his injury.

epa12078672 FC Inter’s Lautaro Martinez scores the 1-0 goal during the UEFA Champions League semifinal 2nd leg soccer match between Inter Milan and FC Barcelona, in Milan, Italy, 06 May 2025. EPA-EFE/ROBERTO BREGANI

Lautaro has missed the last two Serie A matches since then, though, and has not yet been able to train with the rest of his Nerazzurri teammates.

Lautaro expected to play in Como-Inter and Champions League final

According to reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lautaro is expected to return to training with the Inter first-team either on Tuesday or Wednesday, which means that he is in contention to play against Como on Friday night.

It is not yet clear whether he will be in a position to start against Cesc Fabregas’s side, but the Pink Paper claims that he is almost certain to feature, whether that be from the bench or from the off.

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 16: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Bayern München at San Siro on April 16, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

The Serie A match against Como is a title decider. Inter are one point behind Napoli in second place at the top of the Serie A standings with just one game to go. The Nerazzurri require Napoli to either draw or lose at home against Cagliari if they are to have any chance of winning the title on the final day.

Still, if Inter are unable to win the Serie A title, they will have a second chance at silverware in the Champions League final on May 31, a game which Lautaro is expected to start as he will have had well over a week’s worth of training under his belt by that stage if all goes to plan.