Napoli knocked out Empoli thanks to McTominay and Lukaku: anything but boiled, the Belgian bomber showed how crucial and decisive he is in the Azzurri
Napoli, altro che “bollito”: primato europeo per Lukaku, nessuno come lui (Lapresse) – SerieAnews
One goal and two assists, plus a third that did not turn into one, the fault of a glaring post by McTominay (author, however, of a double). The reference is, of course, to Romelu Lukaku, a genuine dragger in the match against Empoli. The 3-0 win over the Tuscans – a match in which Juan Jesus ended up being knocked out – also and above all bears his signature and showed here how he is in fact unrivaled when on the day.
Big Rom holds true to his nickname, and not just because of physical size. Blue in pectore Marianucci has seen for himself what it means to try to mark a panzer like the Belgian bomber. And once again, should there be a need, Conte let the facts speak for the number 11.
An assist to launch McTominay on the occasion of the lead goal, the doubling came with a pure center forward’s goal and the Scottish midfielder’s tic-tac-toe after a magical brushstroke by Romelu, a number 10 assist. Napoli returned to victory after the Bologna draw also and above all because of him, of a bomber too often criticized for a few wrong goals or some colorless tests.
Lukaku, che numeri: unico in Serie A con la “doppia doppia”
Yet the Belgian center forward’s numbers are there to testify how much of an accident he is in Napoli’s economy. Antonio Conte wanted him almost at any cost in the summer because the Salento man was aware of what the Belgian could give. He is no longer the 25-plus goals-per-season center forward as he was in his Inter days, partly because he has changed the way he plays.
Lukaku, che numeri: unico in Serie A con la “doppia doppia” (Lapresse) – SerieAnews
Big Rom, however, has found a way to be perhaps even more useful to his team. Going through the numbers, we see that the Napoli striker has put up an impressive 12 goals in 30 games. That is an average of one goal for every 198′ played. What stands out most, however, is the amount of assists he churns out.
With the two made against Empoli, he rose to 10, also becoming the best assistman in the league, edging out Nuno Tavares.
Romelu Lukaku, in fact, is the first Serie A footballer to reach “double-doubles,” just to use a term dear to basketball. The Belgian reached double figures in both goals scored and assists. A small Italian record but also a European one.
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Suffice it to say that like him in Europe there is only Mohamed Salah (27 goals and 18 assists), Liverpool’s Egyptian star who, however, is not a bomber by profession. An attacking outfielder who starts on the right and then centers and either goes for a finish or an assist. In short, definitely more in aptitudes service for teammates than a center forward.
Napoli, altro che “bollito”: primato europeo per Lukaku, nessuno come lui (Lapresse) – SerieAnews
Lukaku, in Napoli, attacks the depth and kicks at the net but with his back-to-the-goal play, as a centroboa, he is also perfect and deadly for opponents in serving the last pass for the second forward (when the Azzurri play with a 3-5-2), for the offensive outside or for the midfielder who inserts, in this case precisely McTominay.
And a new goal-scoring duo in the Azzurri does indeed seem to have been born, the Mc-Lu who is making all fans of the Neapolitan faith dream. He won’t be flashy Big Rom, he won’t score in bursts, but in case of the title well, much of the Scudetto, will definitely be his as well as Antonio Conte’s who wanted him in Naples.
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