Inter Striker Lukaku Has Third Best Goals Per Game Mark In Past Decade In Serie A

Inter striker Romelu Lukaku has the third best goals per game mark in Serie A in the past decade, football analytics company Opta have pointed out.

With his 12 goals in 17 games, he has scored at a rate of 0.71. This is the same mark as second placed Edinson Cavani but Cavani ranks higher due to the fact he scored 87 during this time.

Former Benevento player Cheick Diabate, who is now playing in Iran at Esteghlal, has the best goals per game mark with 0.73 which came with thanks to eight goals in 11 games.

0.73 – Tra i giocatori con più di una sola presenza nella #decade (2010-2019), Cheick Diabaté è quello con la miglior media gol in Serie A: 0.73, con otto reti realizzate in 11 partite. Sorpresa. #Opta2010s pic.twitter.com/EjAQNGSMsT

— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 23, 2019