Inter Milan head coach Antonio Conte sang the praises of Romelu Lukaku performance after the Belgian forward scored on his debut at the San Siro Stadium in Inter’s 4-0 thrashing of newly-promoted Lecce in Milan on Monday.
Lukaku – a 65 million euro summer signing from Manchester United – scored the third goal on the hour mark at the San Siro.
A blunder by Lecce goalkeeper Gabriel parried the ball into the path of Lautaro Martinez allowing Lukaku to finish off.
“Romelu today showed what kind of player he is and why our club wanted to sign him,” said Conte. “I’m very glad, I knew him as a player but not as a person, and it was a pleasant surprise.
“He dived into the reality of Inter with great humbleness, and made himself available for his team-mates.
“He’s only 26 and has huge margins of improvement, he has to keep working and make greater use of his abilities. I think that in his career he hasn’t shown all that he can do yet.”
Watch the video with Conte above.
