2023-04-23 12:54:09
Lukaku opened the scoring for Inter in the 48th minute with his weak right, before doubling the score with a left-handed strike (76), achieving his first double since returning to the Italian club last summer following a season with Chelsea.
And with the freedom of the Belgian international, who had previously scored only three times this season in the league (two goals from two penalties), he presented the third goal on a silver platter with a ground pass to his Argentine colleague Lautaro Martinez (88), so that Inter achieved an important victory.
And with his qualification to the Champions League semi-finals, where he will meet his rivals Milan, Inter Sunday achieved its first away victory since late January and ended a series of five matches without a win (four defeats and a draw), which excluded him from the race for qualifying seats to the main continental competition next season.
With the three points he achieved in Empoli, Nerazzurri temporarily rose to fifth place with 54 points, surpassing Milan, which hosts Lecce later on Sunday, by a point.
Inter is two points behind Roma (fourth), which concludes the competition on Monday when it visits Atalanta Bergamo (seventh).
The matches will be completed on Sunday with the summit of the stage, when leaders Napoli defeat Juventus, who are high on their return to third place, with the suspension of a 15-point penalty, while Montsa will host Fiorentina, and Cremonese will defeat Udinese.
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