Lautaro Martinez

Argentina''s starting center-forward and Messi''s lethal partner, ''El Toro'' is a powerful, clinical finisher who already owns a World Cup winner''s medal from 2022. Lautaro, 28, captains Inter Milan and won the 2025/26 Serie A scoring crown, the kind of form that makes the champions even scarier. He battles defenders, presses relentlessly and finishes the chances Argentina''s creators provide. For U.S. fans, he is the prototypical go-to scorer — the bruising, ever-dangerous striker who does the dirty work and then delivers the decisive goal when it matters most.