Romelu Lukaku bagged his third Serie A goal with Roma in a bounce-back win against Frosinone on Sunday night. Only two other attackers had done better in their first five domestic appearances with the club: Gabriel Omar Batistuta, who hit the net six times, and Stephan El Shaarawy (four) since 1994/1995, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
The Belgian added one score in Europa League versus Sheriff Tiraspol. The legendary Argentine recorded 20 goals that year as the Giallorossi won their third and last Scudetto with Fabio Capello at the helm.
José Mourinho clapped back at the critics in his post-game comments to Sky.
“Nobody can blame me for Lukaku not scoring now. He’s as prolific here as with Manchester United or Inter. I’m not somebody that destroys quality.”
The capital club brought in the veteran from Chelsea on a simple loan by paying a €5.8M fee. They would have to negotiate the terms to keep ahold of him permanently.
Our Take on Roma and Lukaku
There was little doubt regarding the fit, and he was very productive when healthy last year too. On the other hand, since he quickly became their main reference point, his goals have come at the expense of Paulo Dybala, although small injuries contributed too. Their offense will be in a good spot once they are both humming.
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