Roma's meeting with Milan was meant to be about Lukaku for the home team - instead Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic and Giroud took centre stage
Perfect for an hour, but for the away fans shouting “vaffanculo” in unison when the Curva Sud paid homage to Antonio De Falchi, the 18-year-old Roma ultra who died of heart failure after Milan ultras set upon him outside San Siro in 1989, Milan were as dominant as they had been against Torino. Ivan Juric said there was a “huge gulf” between the two sides a week ago.
The red card presented Mourinho with an opportunity to get back into a game that seemed over. All of a sudden, Lukaku appeared on the sideline ready to come on. While he waited beside Leonardo Spinazzola for a break in play, Lukaku gestured to Roma to push up and attack. He shouted instructions and offered encouragement as if he had been at the club for years.
“His last game was two months ago,” Mourinho said before kick-off. “And he has yet to train with the team. He isn’t in bad condition but he isn’t in good nick either.” Within seconds, however, Lukaku latched onto a loose ball and fired a shot over the bar. It lifted the mood within the Olimpico and Lukaku tried to pick on, the 22-year-old at the heart of Milan’s defence. Thiaw has established himself in the team this season and was up to the challenge. While Lukaku pointed to his new team-mates where to attack, Thiaw stayed touch tight and denied him a debut goal.in stoppage time.
Milan serve as an example in more ways than one. When Lukaku read Mourinho’s message telling him to expect the “epic”, one imagines being in Serie A’s bottom three in his first weekend as a Roma player probably wasn’t what he had a mind. These are still early days, particularly so for Lukaku, and while Rome wasn’t built in a day, Rom should be pushing Roma for a Scudetto, especially in this, year three of Mourinho.
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