Top numbers, almost at the level of Inter. With yesterday’s goal Romelu Lukaku he brought the number of goals scored in Serie A to 71 and 401 goals scored by Belgian players in the Italian championship. And we’re already at two seasonal ones, in as many gamesThe former Inter and Roma player has only managed to score and provide more than one assist in the same match three times in his career in the top five European leagues and on two occasions it happened under Conte: in November 2020 against Torino and against Cagliari yesterday with the Azzurri shirt.
Antonio Conte yesterday, after the victory against Cagliari, spoke like this about Big Rom: “I complimented Lukaku, he’s a good guy who always needs to be encouraged and supported both in a good-natured way and by raising his voice. I told him to also make runs behind Mina, not to always come towards him to create instability for the defender by also attacking the space. Romelu is not yet what we know, from a physical point of view. Mentally he’s fine, he’s trying to convey his leadership to the dressing room and he’s making himself appreciated. He’s an important player, like Di Lorenzo and Raspadori who didn’t come on today”.
THE CAGLIARI-NAPLES SCOREBOARD
Cagliari (3-5-2): Scuffet; Zappa, Mina, Luperto; Luvumbo, Piccoli (32′ st Pavoletti). Subs: Sherbi, Ciocci, Wieteska, Palomino, Obert, Lapadula, Viola, Jankto, Felici. Coach: Nicola
Naples (3-4-2-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Mazzocchi, Anguissa, Lobotka (29′ st Gilmour), Spinazzola (18′ st Olivera); Politano (36′ st Neres), Kvaratskhelia (29′ st McTominay); Lukaku (29′ st Simeone). Subs: Contini, Caprile, Juan Jesus, Rafa Marin, Folorunsho, Zerbin, Ngonge, Raspadori. Coach: Conte
Referee: The Pen
Markers: 18′ Di Lorenzo, 21′ st Kvaratskhelia, 25′ st Lukaku, 47′ st Buongiorno
Ammonites: Mina (C), Lobotka, Lukaku (N)