The Belgium striker earlier had said in an interview with Italian broadcaster Sky he was “not happy with the situation” at Chelsea and indicated he had issues with Tuchel's style of play.
The Belgium striker earlier said in an interview with Italian broadcaster Sky he was “not happy with the situation” at Chelsea and indicated he had issues with Tuchel’s style of play.
Lukaku scored in the eighth minute at King Baudouin Stadium, his 67th goal for the national team before Eden Hazard doubled the lead shortly after.
The Belgium international marked his return to England's top division after a two-year absence by scoring one goal and playing a part in the other in a 2-0 win at Arsenal.
Lukaku is back at the London club where he spent three seasons from 2011, though he was out on loan for two of those years before being sold for 28 million pounds (now $39 million) to Everton.
Lukaku scored Belgium's second goal of the night as he shares the golden boot-race lead with Cristiano Ronaldo at three goals apiece.
After swivelling to shoot into the bottom corner in the 10th minute, Lukaku headed to a television camera and grabbed it with both hands, saying, "Chris, Chris, I love you."
Lukaku was included in coach Roberto Martinez's squad last week but his availability had been unclear because of virus outbreak at the Serie A club.
There was a huge argument — and head-to-head clash — between Ibrahimović and Lukaku just before halftime and both players were given yellow cards.
There was a huge argument — and head-to-head clash — between Ibrahimović and Lukaku just before halftime and both players were given yellow cards.
The best and worst of Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on the show on Tuesday as he scored and later was sent off in AC Milan's 2-1 loss at city rival Inter Milan in the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup.
Lukaku headed home a minute before the end of extra time in Florence, just as it appeared as if the match was heading for penalties.
During the transfer window, Inter Milan were among the most active by bringing in midfielder Arturo Vidal and defenders Achraf Hakimi and Aleksandar Kolarov among others.
Lukaku was the driving force from the start, imposing himself on the game and disrupting the Leverkusen defence to keep Inter in the hunt for its first trophy in nine years.
Romelu Lukaku scored twice and Alexis Sanchez also netted to help Inter move to four points behind Juventus.
Strikes from Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez put the Nerazzurri firmly in charge before half-time on Sunday.
Lukau says the chants occurred on two different occasions during Wednesday’s game, adding that “I hope UEFA does something, because the entire stadium behaved like that after the first goal by Lautaro (Martinez) and that’s not nice for people watching the match.”
Lukaku dribbled past two defenders on the right before crossing to set up Martinez for the first goal in the 19th minute, with his strike partner shooting high into the net past goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar.
Romelu Lukaku scored in Inter Milan's 2-0 victory over AC Milan in their first derby game of the Serie A season.
AC Milan's Franck Kessie was reportedly subjected to racist chants, while an Italian TV commentator made a racial remark on Inter's Romelu Lukaku.
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