Former Inter star Alessandro Altobelli admits that he was pleasantly surprised by Lukaku’s performances for the club and has no doubts about placing him among the vibrant global elite.
Romelu Lukaku is a great leader
Romelu Lukaku topped Inter’s title payment in 2020-21, making them the favorites of their first Scudetto since 2010. And according to Alessandro Altobelli, he’s there with the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Haaland and Mbappe when it comes to front-of-the-grid talent.
Alessandro Altobelli, who spent over a decade with Inter in the 1970s and 80s and helped Italy lift the 1982 World Cup, said he thought he was an average player early in the season, but was wrong. According to him, Italy is the university of football. If you want to take it a step further, you must play Serie A.
He added that Romelu Lukaku is not only capable of scoring in any way and against any opponent, but is also a great leader who helps the team and for him he is on par with Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland.
Lukaku impressed Altobelli
When asked if the star of Belgium was as good as he was during his heyday, the favorite of the Nerazzurri gave a diplomatic answer and said that it was a good question, but they talk about different eras. he was one of the best hitters of his generation, and now the same goes for Lukaku.
Romelu joined Inter in the summer of 2019 after sustaining mixed fortunes for two seasons at Man Utd. He immediately struck up an excellent partnership with Lautaro Martinez, making sure that the loss of captain Mauro Icardi went almost unnoticed at San Siro.
The Belgian has scored 23 goals for Serie A in his debut campaign, as Inter finished a distant second behind Juve and looks set to smash that mark in 2020-21, hitting 21 times in 29 league appearances to date. Lautaro scored 15 goals of his own, numbers that played a huge role in Inter, opening an 11-point lead over closest rivals AC Milan at the summit with just eight games left to play.