Lautaro rips Inter after CWC exit: 'Fight, or leave'

Inter Milan skipper Lautaro Martínez did not clasp backmost aft Monday's 2-0 loss to Fluminense, criticising a lacklustre show arsenic they exited the Club World Cup successful the past 16.

Inter were stunned by a resilient Fluminense side, with the Italians failing to airs a existent menace until the closing stages, leaving striker Martínez frustrated arsenic helium called connected his teammates to amusement greater commitment.

"I privation to combat for the large titles. Anyone who wants to enactment astatine Inter, fine, let's fight. But anyone who doesn't privation to enactment tin leave," the Argentina striker told reporters.

"We request players who privation to beryllium here. We're wearing an important shirt. We request a top-level mentality, oregon delight leave."

Inter arrived astatine the revamped Club World Cup arsenic rubric contenders but, speech from a 2-0 triumph implicit River Plate successful the radical stage, the Serie A broadside had an inconsistent run -beating Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds with a last-minute victor and being held to a 1-1 gully by Mexican broadside Monterrey.

Their last-16 exit adds to a frustrating play successful which they failed to triumph home silverware and were crushed 5-0 by Paris St Germain successful past month's Champions League final.

"It was a agelong and tiring season, we finished empty-handed. It is simply a wide message," Martinez added.

"In bid to enactment up determination and combat for titles, we indispensable beryllium anxious ... I apologise to the fans who came present to travel america closely. I americium the skipper and I privation to support things astatine the top."

Inter volition footwear disconnected their Serie A run astatine location to Torino successful August.