Inter posts Esposito's hug with his mother on their Twitter profile and the photo goes viral

Tears welled up as he watched his mother after the match, proud of her son who, at seventeen, had the composure to convert a penalty on his Serie A debut for Inter. Sebastiano Esposito was moved to tears and thanked Romelu Lukaku for giving him the spot kick. "I just saw my mom," he said after the match. "The goal was for her." The Nerazzurri posted a photo of Esposito hugging his mother on their official Instagram, and the photo went viral online. Inter's child prodigy lived up to expectations, and thanks to Lukaku's gesture, he wrote a new chapter in the club's history: he became the youngest Inter player to score at San Siro. A career of breaking records, with humility and without missing a single opportunity. President Steven Zhang dedicated an Instagram story to him: "With hard work and courage, beautiful stories can be born at a young age." And the applause also came from Antonio Conte: "I watched him grow up, I found him in training camp, and even his face was that of a boy... He's a smart kid, he'll have a future." "I'm reaping the fruits of my labor," says Esposito, "of those sandwiches I ate before training. In life, you must never give up. But there's still a lot of work to do." The sacrifices of a family transplanted from Castellammare di Stabia to pursue their sons' footballing ambitions. Sebastiano stood out among his teammates in the Inter youth team, then was called up to the first team, then missed the Under-17 World Cup, made his Champions League debut, then a magical night as a starter against Genoa. "He has to keep his feet on the ground," his father said a few weeks ago. And he'll do so by following the teachings and movements of his older teammates and players of the caliber of Romelu Lukaku, today part mentor, part big brother. After the referee awarded the penalty, he took the ball, placed it on the spot, then approached Esposito and, hugging him, inspired him to write a piece of Nerazzurri history. It's proof that there's no such thing as individualism at Inter, that the group wins over personal records, and that Lukaku is the true leader of this team, the beacon of the attack and the symbol of this new Inter, ready to fight for the title until the very end.