Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku scored his first Serie A goals from open play since the start of the season, helping his team secure a 3-0 victory over Empoli, who have been struggling.
Lukaku, the Belgian striker, scored two impressive goals in the second half at Stadio Castellani, leading Inter to their first victory in Italy’s top league since early March. This win moved them up to fifth place, overtaking AC Milan and putting them just two points behind Roma, who currently hold the last Champions League spot.
He scored his first goal by taking a shot from outside the penalty area two minutes into the second half after passing with Marcelo Brozovic, and secured Inter’s second goal in the 76th minute by running past Ardian Ismajli and shooting a powerful angled shot into the net.
The 29-year-old player, who assisted Lautaro Martinez’s goal, scored two goals in Sunday’s game, bringing his total number of goals in the league to five since returning to Inter on loan from Chelsea.
Lukaku has faced injury problems throughout the season, which began in August with a goal in Inter’s first match against Lecce.
Lukaku said this season has been difficult.
The speaker is pleased with the trainers’ efforts and feels more confident with certain movements after experiencing a serious injury for the first time.
Inter won against Empoli using a different team lineup than the one that won against Milan in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
They are competing with their neighboring rivals to earn a spot in the top club competition in Europe for the upcoming year.