Lukaku challenges Inter to get back to scoring

Either protagonist or nothing. Romelu Lukaku “burns” with pride, sees Inter again and is hungry for exceptional revenge. A challenge with a thousand meanings. The colorless performance of the first leg and the boos from the crowd at San Siro (after the sensational rejection in the summer and the flirtation with Juventus) are bad memories to be swept away with the return to scoring after two dry matches. This is why in front of the people at the Olimpico Big Rom wants to take back the scene at all costs. And an entire team will help him find his best profile.

great challenges

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This year the Belgian has not had an impact in almost any big match (Juve and the two derbies, for example), proving decisive only against Napoli. With 15 goals in 28 games (average of 0.53 per game) Lukaku is the third most prolific striker in Giallorossi history, but now more than ever he needs a turning point in this 2024 which has started uphill (just one goal against Verona) , between suffocating markings and above all an attacking game which, before the arrival of Daniele De Rossi, saw him in difficulty, often too isolated. And for a center forward like him who lives for goals, it must not have been easy to see the “others” score, from Pellegrini to Dybala.

in shape

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The last duel with the Colombian Mina of Cagliari, in certain situations almost like a “wrestling” match, said a lot about Lukaku’s desire to free himself from obstacles and aim for the goal. Not frustration, but we’re close. And to help him find spaces in which to move, DDR is inviting him to come out of the blocks and take the ball in the midfield, thanks for example to the filters of the winger Angelino who have enhanced his ability to act as a buoy for the insertions of the midfielders. With the coach’s new attacking game, which leads the wingers to cross more often, Lukaku will have a better chance of finding the winning opportunity. He doesn’t lack wickedness. Especially now that the Nerazzurri are on the horizon. In view of a summer with unpredictable outcomes on the transfer front, Romelu has only the present left. And the present is only called Roma-Inter.