On Sunday (February 21), the highlight of Italian football was the Milan derby between AC Milan and Inter Milan. As the host, AC Milan could not score a single goal against the brilliance of goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.
Not only that, Rossoneri also let their city rivals penetrate the net 3 times, including a double from Lautaro Martinez and a goal from Romelu Lukaku.
The Belgian striker had a really impressive match, with an assist for Martinez to score the opening goal and self-tapping the match with a solo goal from midfield.
This victory helped Nerazzurri create a 4-point gap over AC Milan on their journey to the Serie A championship for the first time in 11 years.
For Lukaku personally, the goal that sealed the score put his name in the book of records in the della Madonnina derbies. Accordingly, the Belgian striker overcame Benito Lorenzi ( Inter Inter) and former AC Milan striker Romeo Bonetti to score in 5 consecutive derbies. Lorenzi scored in 4 consecutive matches in 1950, while Bonetti did so in the 1972-73 season. The 27-year-old striker has scored 5 goals in 5 matches and Inter won 4 matches, lost 1.
Lukaku has been a very impressive player for Inter since leaving Manchester United in the summer of 2019. Up to now, he has scored 57 goals in 81 appearances and just marked the 300th goal of his career when Inter beat Lazio in the previous round. With the latest goal, Lukaku has risen to the top of the scoring list in Serie A this season, with 17 goals.
Creating a 4-point gap with Milan, Inter aims to end Juventus' dominance in Serie A.
After the match against Milan, Inter have also scored 57 goals in the Italian top flight this season. Inter have only scored the same number of goals in 23 games twice in 1949-50 and 1950-51.
