Inter Milan Captain Lautaro Martinez Declares: ‘Fired Up For The FIFA Club World Cup, We’ll Give Everything To Win’ | OneFootball

Nerazzurri captain Lautaro Martinez says that Inter Milan “will give everything” to win the Club World Cup this summer.

Speaking to the FIFA official social media channel, via FCInterNews, the Argentina gave his thoughts ahead of the tournament.

Next month, Inter Milan will play in the expanded Club World Cup.

In the meantime, the Nerazzurri will wrap up their Serie A campaign. Then, there will be the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on the 31st of May.

The Club World Cup will be something entirely new for the Nerazzurri.

For the first time ever, FIFA will hold the competition in the summer.

Moreover, the football governing body has expanded the format of the tournament.

Now, the Club World Cup will feature a total of 32 teams. Inter will be one of two Italian clubs at in the United States for the tournament, along with Juventus.

Lautaro Martinez: “Inter Milan Will Give Everything To Win The Club World Cup”

MILAN, ITALY – MAY 06: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FC Barcelona at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 06, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez said that “I’m really fired up for the idea of participating in the Club World Cup.”

“I think it will be a fantastic experience,” he went on.

“It reminds me a lot of the World Cup.”

Martinez predicted that “it will be incredible.”

“Because it will be the first time that this competition is played with this format.”

“So I’m excited, and very curious to see how it all ends up,” the Inter captain added.

Meanwhile, Lautaro Martinez predicted that facing Mexican club Monterrey in Los Angeles will be “fantastic.”

“It’s going to have a wonderful atmosphere,” he said. “And certainly a hostile one.”

“Because it’s a big stadium. So there are going to be a lot of fans in the stands.”

“Mexico isn’t far from Los Angeles,” the Inter captain noted. “So it will be fantastic.”

“I like playing in matches like this. The more fans there are in the stadium, the more hostile the atmosphere is.”

“But I think that’s good,” Martinez said. “Because it pushes you to give your best.”

“So I hope it goes well for us, of course. But as I always say, the most important thing is that we enjoy ourselves and give our all for Inter.”