On December 24, when Lautaro returned to his hometown to celebrate winning the championship, he talked about his penalty against the Netherlands.
Lautaro: “I’ve decided to kick to the other side. When the referee blew the whistle, I started to run up and decided to stop.” I saw the goalkeeper move ahead of time and I decided to change direction. Luckily he jumped to the other side and the penalty went into the net. Happiness is double and we can reach the semi-finals. When I walked in, the Dutch players tried to talk to me and these were the problems in the game. We do it sometimes, and you have to stay calm at that moment. ”