Inter vs Viktoria Plzen: Romelu Lukaku’s goal on Wednesday night brightened his comeback in just four minutes. In Inter’s decisive victory, which earned them entry into the Champions League knockout round, Lukaku was tied with fellow countryman Dries Mertens.
This year, Lukaku participated in the Champions League for the first time. Two months ago, on August 26, Inter lost 3-1 to Lazio, and those were his final minutes played in Serie A. Trainer Simone Inzaghi decided it was time for his comeback in the 83rd minute, and it didn’t take long for it to be successful.
Inter vs Viktoria Plzen: Lukaku scored in his return off the bench
With his goal, Lukaku not only completed his comeback. But he also tied a mark that Dries Mertens had held up until Wednesday. With his sixteenth Champions League goal, Lukaku has tied Mertens for the most goals. Ever scored by a Belgian player in the $1 billion ball.
The 29-year-old Belgium’s all-time leading scorer (68 goals) secured himself with Inter before the match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich so that he could spend the winter in the Champions League thanks to the victory against Viktoria Plzen. The second position is already a given with ten points. Bayern Munich will play again for bacon and beans the following week as the group winner.
Simeone scored twice against Rangers before halftime on Wednesday, setting yet another record. His total now stands at four goals in his first four Champions League games. Only one other player from Argentina has had a similarly successful start to his European career. Diego Simeone, Giovanni’s father, thought it was important enough. El Cholo scored twice while wearing an Atlético Madrid jersey in the 1996–1997 season against FCSB and Widzew Lodz.
Additionally, only once in the history of the Champions League. Have a father and son each scored two goals in a game. Up until Wednesday, the only winners were Federico Chiesa (Juventus) and his father Enrico (for Parma in the 1996–1997 season).
