By David Kent Erik Lamela showed glimpses of why Tottenham spent £30million on him with a friendly double against Toronto. The 22-year old Argentine, who made just nine Barclays Premier League appearances in an injury-hit campaign last season, has vowed to recreate the form which brought him 15 Serie A goals in 2012-13 with Roma. And if he continues like this, he just might. Lamela firing his first on 18 minutes with a Gareth Bale-esque finish from just inside the box, and his second with equal aplomb five minutes before the break. VIDEO: Scroll down to watch Tottenham Hotspur v Toronto: Andros Townsend hits winner
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Lamela opened the scoring with a crisp finish on 18 minutes after Roberto Soldado's assist
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The pair combined for the second, with Lamela finishing with equal aplomb
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Mauricio Pochettino made ten changes at half-time, with only Brad Friedel remaining on the pitch
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In the classic game of two halves, Toronto hit back through Andrew Wiedeman and Jordan Hamilton
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But substitute Andros Townsend won the game with a moment of quality late on to make it 3-2 to Spurs
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Jermain Defoe appeared as captain against his former club
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