Inter Milan celebrated with a clear victory (3-0) once morest La Spezia the reunion with San Siro of Romelu Lukaku, very active and involved in the first two nerazzurri goals, Saturday during the 2nd day of Serie A.
If the Belgian return, scorer on the 1st day at Cremonese (2-1), did not score for his first match at Giuseppe-Meazza since May 2021 then his departure for Chelsea, he put the Nerazzurri in orbit.
With a header, he offered the first nerazzurro goal to his friend Lautaro Martinez (35th), reconstituting the famous “Lu-La” pair dissolved last season. Then he was behind the second signed Hakan Calhanoglu (52nd).
He only missed the goal at “Big Rom” to crown his reunion with the interior tifosi but the crossbar pushed his head back (43rd). This did not prevent Lukaku from receiving a nice ovation when he was replaced (68th).
Edin Dzeko, who came in his place, stood out by offering the third goal at the end of the match (82nd) to another entrant, the Argentinian Joaquin Correa.
Inter Milan temporarily takes the lead with two wins in two matches. To the great satisfaction of his coach Simone Inzaghi, also delighted that the club has decided to keep Milan Skriniar, pillar of the defense, despite the advances of Paris-SG: “He is a very strong player. He likes the Inter and I’m happy he’s staying with us.”
– Berardi, that but! –
Lazio Rome, his next opponent, gave up his first points on the ground of Torino (0-0). Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the technical midfielder, this time left the light to his brother Vanja, very solid in the Torino cage.
If the evening was not rich in goals (4 goals in 4 matches), that of Domenico Berardi for Sassuolo already postulates among the most beautiful of the season.
The Italian international scored the only goal in Neroverde’s victory over Lecce with a sumptuous left-footed shot from outside the box, in a move close to Zinédine Zidane’s unforgettable volley in the Champions League final in 2002 once morest Bayer Leverkusen (2-1).
A great way for “Mimmo” Berardi to celebrate his contract extension until 2027 and to reassure the supporters following the departures of the other offensive stars of Sassuolo, Gianluca Scamacca and Giacomo Raspadori.
“It’s been a good week. We were coming from a defeat ( once morest Juventus 3-0), we had to start once more”, welcomed the 28-year-old striker on DAZN, happy to stay in “the big family from Sassuolo.
The 2nd day continues until Monday with in particular Sunday the first test for the defending champion, AC Milan, traveling to Bergamo once morest Atalanta.
