Lautaro Martinez had just bagged his first goals in continental competition for Racing Club, his second hat-trick in a month. And yet, as he walked off the pitch with the match ball under his left arm amid the noise of thousands of fans chanting his name, he looked surprisingly frustrated when approached on the sidelines to discuss his performance on TV.
"The truth is that, personally, I didn't like the game I played," Martinez told Fox Sports after the 4-2 victory over Cruzeiro in the 2018 Copa Libertadores opener.
"Apart from the three goals, I lost some easy balls that I could have done better with, so I need to keep improving.