Napoli achieved a great team victory in Udine, also thanks to the stamp of their bomber. One of the three goals with which the Azzurri overturned Udinese’s initial advantage bears the signature of Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian doesn’t have many balls at his disposal, but he sends one of them towards goal: what is asked of top-level centre-forwards, a category of which the former Inter and Roma player belongs with full merit.
TMW it is one of the four publications that gives the Belgian a 7 in his report card, commenting thus: “He has to wait more than a while to get the first good shovel, but as soon as they give it to him he turns it into the net. He may even touch a few balls, but if you send him into the door you can be almost sure that that ball will become a goal, a goal: he has never been more cynical than that.”
Less broad in evaluation Tuttosportwho instead decides to give 6.5 as La Gazzetta dello Sport. Below is the verbatim opinion of the Turin newspaper: “Anonymous first half. Brings his team back to parity by making the most of the first ball available in the second half”.
Romelu Lukaku’s report cards
TMW: 7
La Gazzetta dello Sport: 6.5
Il Corriere dello Sport: 7
Tuttosport: 6.5
Il Corriere della Sera: 7
The Republic: 7